Clinical outcomes and mortality in peritoneal dialysis patients: A 10-year retrospective analysis in a single center

Abstract

Patient survival in the presented institute is similar to that reported in Western countries. Compulsory choice of PD, presence of HD history, presence of diabetes, low pretreatment serum albuminm, and low serum parathormone levels at last visit were the strongest predictors of death. Risk factors for technique failure were compulsory choice of PD, presence of diabetes, low pretreatment serum albumin.