Patient and technique survival of diabetics on peritoneal dialysis: one-center's experience and review of the literature

• Published in: Clinical nephrology Vol. 69; no. 3; p. 193
• Main Authors: Fang, W, Yang, X, Kothari, J, Khandelwal, M, Naimark, D, Jassal, S Vanita, Bargman, J, Oreopoulos, D G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany 01.03.2008
• Subjects: Diabetes Mellitus - mortality; Diabetes Mellitus - therapy; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Male; Middle Aged; Peritoneal Dialysis - methods; Proportional Hazards Models; Retrospective Studies; Survival Rate - trends; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome

Diabetes is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD). This retrospective study investigated the long-term patient and technique survival and sought to identify the predictors of mortality in diabetic patients receiving PD. Patients, aged 17 years or more who commenced home PD between Janu...