Changes in Patient and Technique Survival over Time among Incident Peritoneal Dialysis Patients in Canada
Author(s) -
Jeffrey Perl,
Ron Wald,
Joanne M. Bargman,
Yingbo Na,
Sarbjit V. Jassal,
Arsh K. Jain,
Louise Moist,
Sharon J. Nessim
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.01480212
Subject(s) - medicine , peritoneal dialysis , cohort , dialysis , proportional hazards model , cohort study , renal replacement therapy , peritonitis , hemodialysis , surgery
In the last 15 years in Canada, there have been less stringent guidelines for peritoneal dialysis (PD) adequacy, availability of novel PD solutions, and lower PD-related peritonitis rates. Effects of these changes on outcomes of incident patients treated with PD during this period are unknown.
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