Mortality, hospitalization and transfer to haemodialysis and hybrid therapy, in Japanese peritoneal dialysis patients.
Hideki KawanishiMark R MarshallJunhui ZhaoKeith McCulloughBruce RobinsonRonald L PisoniJeffrey PerlTadashi TomoJun Minakuchinull nullPublished in: Peritoneal dialysis international : journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis (2021)
Mortality, hospitalisation and transfer to HD/hybrid dialysis rates are relatively low in Japan compared to many other countries with hybrid transfers, accounting for one-third of dialysis transfers from PD. Further study is needed to explain the high inter-facility variation in hospitalisation rates and how to further reduce hospitalisation rates for Japanese PD patients.