Assisted peritoneal dialysis performed by caregivers and its association with patient outcomes.

Pongpratch Puapatanakul Talerngsak KnananjubachKriang TungsangaAreewan CheawchanwattanaKittisak TangjittrongNiwat LounsengPhichit SongviriyavithayaJunhui ZhaoAngela Yee-Moon Wang Jenny I ShenJeffrey PerlSimon J Davies Fredric O Finkelstein David Wayne Johnsonnull null

Published in: Peritoneal dialysis international : journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis (2022)

Assisted PD was required by more than half of Thai PD patients and was independently associated with a higher mortality risk. This may reflect causal effect or confounding by indication.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
peritoneal dialysis
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
palliative care
patient reported outcomes