OBJECTIVE: Our study aimed to evaluate clinical outcomes of patients transferred to peritoneal dialysis (PD) because of complications related to hemodialysis (HD). ♢ METHODS: In a 1:2 matched case-control study, we compared patient and technique survival between patients initially treated with HD for at least 3 months and then transferred to PD (transfer group) and patients started on and continuing with PD (no-transfer group). ♢ RESULTS: All baseline characteristics except for initial residual urinary output were comparable between the groups. Compared with patients in the transfer group, patients in the no-transfer group had a higher initial daily residual urinary output [850 mL (range: 600 - 1250 mL) vs 0 mL (range: 0 - 775 mL/d), p = 0.000]. The main reasons for transfer to PD were vascular access problems and cardiovascular disease. Patient survival and technique failure rates did not significantly differ between the groups (p > 0.05). The 1-, 3-, and 5-year patient survival rates were 80.0%, 53.7%, and 27.6% in the transfer group and 89.7%, 60.2%, and 43.1% in the no-transfer group. Age (per 10 years) and serum albumin were independent risk factors for long-term survival in PD patients. Relative risk of either death or technique failure was not significantly increased in patients transferred from HD. ♢ CONCLUSIONS: Patients who transferred to PD after failing HD had outcomes on PD similar to those for patients who started with and were maintained on PD. Age (per 10 years) and serum albumin were independent risk factors for long-term survival in PD patients.
OBJECTIVE: Our study aimed to evaluate clinical outcomes of patients transferred to peritoneal dialysis (PD) because of complications related to hemodialysis (HD). ♢ METHODS: In a 1:2 matched case-control study, we compared patient and technique survival between patients initially treated with HD for at least 3 months and then transferred to PD (transfer group) and patients started on and continuing with PD (no-transfer group). ♢ RESULTS: All baseline characteristics except for initial residual urinary output were comparable between the groups. Compared with patients in the transfer group, patients in the no-transfer group had a higher initial daily residual urinary output [850 mL (range: 600 - 1250 mL) vs 0 mL (range: 0 - 775 mL/d), p = 0.000]. The main reasons for transfer to PD were vascular access problems and cardiovascular disease. Patient survival and technique failure rates did not significantly differ between the groups (p > 0.05). The 1-, 3-, and 5-year patient survival rates were 80.0%, 53.7%, and 27.6% in the transfer group and 89.7%, 60.2%, and 43.1% in the no-transfer group. Age (per 10 years) and serum albumin were independent risk factors for long-term survival in PDpatients. Relative risk of either death or technique failure was not significantly increased in patients transferred from HD. ♢ CONCLUSIONS:Patients who transferred to PD after failing HD had outcomes on PD similar to those for patients who started with and were maintained on PD. Age (per 10 years) and serum albumin were independent risk factors for long-term survival in PDpatients.
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Case-control study; hemodialysis; outcome; transfer
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