Technique failure in peritoneal dialysis: Modifiable causes and patient-specific risk factors.
Anna A BonenkampAnita van Eck van der SluijsFriedo W DekkerDirk G StruijkCarola Wh de FijterYolande M VermeerenFrans J van IttersumMarianne C VerhaarBrigit C van JaarsveldAlferso C AbrahamsPublished in: Peritoneal dialysis international : journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis (2022)
Infections, leakage and catheter problems were important modifiable causes for technique failure. As the first-year death-censored technique failure rate remains high, future studies should focus on infection prevention and catheter access to improve technique survival.