Journal Watch - Kidney Transplantation
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No Benefit to Postponing PD Catheter Removal After Transplant
Data collected from 324 patients at five centers matched patients who had PD catheters removed during transplant with those who had them removed after a transplant. Metrics included need for dialysis within 2 months after transplant, catheter-related infection/peritonitis/surgical site infection, and length of hospitalization. Analysis revealed that 14% of patients needed postoperative dialysis (no statistically significant difference between groups. There were no differences in the composite infection endpoint—but hospitalization was significantly higher in the post-transplant removal group.
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Tags: Catheter related Infections, Delayed Graft Function, Kidney Transplantation, Peritoneal Dialysis
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In Which Countries Do People Stay on PD Longer?
The Peritoneal Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (PDOPPS) analyzed time on PD among 218 randomly chosen clinics and 7,121 patients in seven countries including the U.S. Median time on PD ranged from 1.7 years in the UK to 3.2 years in Japan and Thailand. PD mortality risk was higher in Thailand and the U.S., and infection was the leading cause of transfers to HD.
Read the abstract » | (added 2022-06-10)
Tags: Peritoneal Dialysis Outcomes And Practice Patterns Study, PDOPPS, PD, Mortality, Hemodialysis Transfer, Kidney Transplantation