The impact of peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis on mortality in peritoneal dialysis patients.

Hongjian YeQian ZhouLi FanQunying GuoHaiping MaoFengxian HuangXueqing YuXiao Yang

Published in: BMC nephrology (2017)

Peritonitis was independently associated with higher risk of all-cause, cardiovascular and infection-related mortality in peritoneal dialysis patients, and its impact on mortality was more significant in patients with longer peritoneal dialysis duration.

Keyphrases

peritoneal dialysis
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
cardiovascular events
risk factors
type diabetes
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
cardiovascular disease
prognostic factors