Constipation and clinical outcomes in peritoneal dialysis: Results from Thailand PDOPPS.
Guttiga HalueHuttaporn TharapanichJeerath PhannajitTalerngsak KnananjubachAthiphat BanjongjitPichet LorvinitnunSuchai SritippayawanWichai SopassathitUssanee PoonvivatchaikarnSomphon BuranaosotWanida SomboonsilpPimpong WongtrakulChanchana BoonyakraiSurapong NarenpitakSajja TatiyanupanwongWadsamon SaikongSriphrae UppamaiSetthapon PanyatongRutchanee ChieochanthanakijNiwat LounsengAngsuwarin WongpiangWorapot TreamtrakanponPeerapach RattanasoontonNarumon LukratPhichit SongviriyavithayaUraiwan ParinyasiriPiyarat RojsangaPatnarin KanjanabuchPongpratch PuapatanakulKrit PongpirulDavid Wyatt JohnsonJeffrey PerlRoberto Flavio Pecoits-FilhoVuddhidej OphascharoensukKriang Tungsanganull nullPublished in: Nephrology (Carlton, Vic.) (2023)
Patient-reported constipation independently correlated with increased risks of peritonitis and all-cause mortality, though no such correlation was observed with HD transfer. These findings underscore the need for further investigation to identify effective interventions for constipation in PD patients.