Comorbidities—but not Peritonitis—drove Mortality on PD

Among 242 Turkish PD patients followed for up to 9 years, age over 65, diabetes, cancer, and heart failure were independent risk factors for death, but surprisingly peritonitis was not.

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Tags: Peritoneal Dialysis, Mortality, Patient Survival, Peritonitis, Technique Survival

Home HD: Hospitalizations and Technique Survival

In a Swedish registry study, patients initiating PD (n=456), home HD (n=152), and in-center HD (IHD; n=608) were matched by age, sex, comorbidity, and start date. Patients using home HD had significantly lower hospital admissions and days than those doing PD or IHD (1.7, 12 days vs. 2.8, 20 days and 2.2, 14 days respectively). Home HD patients also had significantly fewer admissions for cardiovascular diagnoses or infectious disease, as well as significantly longer technique survival.

Read the abstract » | (added 2020-01-09)

Tags: PD, Home HD, In center HD, Hospital Admissions, Cardiovascular Diagnosis, Infectious Disease, Technique Survival