BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with increased mortality and morbidity in end-stage renal failure (ESRF) patients. Despite a lower incidence and risk of transmission of HCV infection with peritoneal dialysis (PD), the optimal dialysis modality for HCV-infected ESRF patients is not known. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of dialysis modality on the survival of HCV-infected ESRF patients. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS: The study included all adult incident ESRF patients in Australia and New Zealand who commenced dialysis between January 1, 1994, and December 31, 2008, and were HCV antibody-positive at the time of dialysis commencement. Time to all-cause mortality was compared between hemodialysis (HD) and PD according to modality assignment at day 90, using Cox proportional hazards model analysis. RESULTS: A total of 424 HCV-infected ESRF patients commenced dialysis during the study period and survived for at least 90 days (PD n = 134; HD n = 290). Mortality rates were comparable between PD and HD in the first year (10.7 versus 13.8 deaths per 100 patient-years, respectively; adjusted hazard ratio [HR] 0.65, 95% CI 0.34 to 1.26) and thereafter (20 versus 15.9 deaths per 100 patient-years, respectively; HR 1.27, 95% CI 0.86 to 1.88). CONCLUSIONS: The survival of HCV-infected ESRF patients is comparable between PD and HD.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with increased mortality and morbidity in end-stage renal failure (ESRF) patients. Despite a lower incidence and risk of transmission of HCV infection with peritoneal dialysis (PD), the optimal dialysis modality for HCV-infected ESRFpatients is not known. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of dialysis modality on the survival of HCV-infected ESRFpatients. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS: The study included all adult incident ESRF patients in Australia and New Zealand who commenced dialysis between January 1, 1994, and December 31, 2008, and were HCV antibody-positive at the time of dialysis commencement. Time to all-cause mortality was compared between hemodialysis (HD) and PD according to modality assignment at day 90, using Cox proportional hazards model analysis. RESULTS: A total of 424 HCV-infected ESRFpatients commenced dialysis during the study period and survived for at least 90 days (PD n = 134; HD n = 290). Mortality rates were comparable between PD and HD in the first year (10.7 versus 13.8 deaths per 100 patient-years, respectively; adjusted hazard ratio [HR] 0.65, 95% CI 0.34 to 1.26) and thereafter (20 versus 15.9 deaths per 100 patient-years, respectively; HR 1.27, 95% CI 0.86 to 1.88). CONCLUSIONS: The survival of HCV-infected ESRFpatients is comparable between PD and HD.
Authors: S S Fenton; D E Schaubel; M Desmeules; H I Morrison; Y Mao; P Copleston; J R Jeffery; C M Kjellstrand Journal: Am J Kidney Dis Date: 1997-09 Impact factor: 8.860
Authors: M Cendoroglo Neto; S A Draibe; A E Silva; M L Ferraz; C Granato; C A Pereira; R C Sesso; A M Gaspar; H Ajzen Journal: Nephrol Dial Transplant Date: 1995 Impact factor: 5.992