Open AccessGeographic and Educational Factors and Risk of the First Peritonitis Episode in Brazilian Peritoneal Dialysis Study (BRAZPD) Patients
Author(s) -
Luis Cuadrado Martín,
Jacqueline Costa Teixeira Caramori,
Natália Maria da Silva Fernandes,
José Carolino DivinoFilho,
Roberto PecoitsFilho,
Pasqual Barretti
Publication year - 2011
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.11431210
Subject(s) - medicine , peritoneal dialysis , socioeconomic status , peritonitis , hemodialysis , dialysis , observational study , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , environmental health , population
Peritonitis remains as the most frequent cause of peritoneal dialysis (PD) failure, impairing patient's outcome. No large multicenter study has addressed socioeconomic, educational, and geographic issues as peritonitis risk factors in countries with a large geographic area and diverse socioeconomic conditions, such as Brazil.
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