Risk Factors for Early Peritoneal Dialysis Discontinuation: Importance of Heart Failure

CONCLUSION: Treatment of RASi, LVEF > 50% and eGFR ≥ 6 mL/ min/1.73m2 when the initiation of PD and better volume control to prevent ultrafiltration failure and heart failure may improve technical survival period in patients undergoing PD.PMID:33867425 | DOI:10.1272/jnms.JNMS.2022_89-201

Source: Journal of Nippon Medical School - April 19, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Kohsuke Terada Yuichiro Sumi Akio Hirama Tetsuya Kashiwagi Yukinao Sakai Source Type: research