Incidence and outcomes of encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS) and factors associated with severe EPS.
Chin-Chung TsengJin-Bor ChenI-Kuan WangShang-Chih LiaoBen-Chung ChengAn-Bang WuYu-Tzu ChangShih-Yuan HungChiu-Ching HuangPublished in: PloS one (2018)
The incidence of EPS increases with PD duration. Severe EPS has high mortality rate and is associated with bowel tethering, presentation of bloody ascites, diagnosis after PD withdrawal, and higher serum levels of i-PTH before EPS diagnosis. Having 2 or more of the 5 risk factors can provide a good accuracy for prediction of severe EPS.