The effect of body mass index on mortality, peritonitis, technique proficiency and residual renal function in peritoneal dialysis patients.
Murat AltunokErdem ÇankayaHatice Gözübüyük KaplanEnes ÇınarAbdullah UyanıkCan SevinçPublished in: International urology and nephrology (2024)
In conclusion, we report that BMI has no effect on RRF, peritonitis, technique proficiency, and mortality in patients undergoing PD, and that mortality may depend on additional factors such as mean albumin, time to first peritonitis, and loss of RRF.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- body mass index
- chronic kidney disease
- cardiovascular events
- patients undergoing
- risk factors
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- weight gain
- prognostic factors
- physical activity
- type diabetes
- coronary artery disease
- cardiovascular disease
- patient reported outcomes
- weight loss