Open AccessPeritoneal Dialysis Modality Failure in a Middle-Income Country: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Author(s) -
Jasmín Vesga,
Néstor Rodríguez,
Rafael M Sanabria
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
kidney medicine
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2590-0595
DOI - 10.1016/j.xkme.2020.12.010
Subject(s) - medicine , continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis , retrospective cohort study , cumulative incidence , incidence (geometry) , peritoneal dialysis , dialysis , hemodialysis , surgery , cohort , physics , optics
Technique failure in peritoneal dialysis (PD) remains one of the most critical challenges of this therapy and is associated with a significant increase in costs and morbidity. Our objective was to estimate the frequency of PD technique failure and identify factors associated with technique failure.