Why the study?
What biomedical, socioeconomic, and psychosocial factors predict peritonitis and exit-site infections in patients undergoing CAPD in a developing country?
Population
132 patients entering the continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis program between 1987 and 1991 in a large…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
mean 17.3 months
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May aid peritonitis risk stratification in CAPD; leaves open prospective validation before guiding selection.
What biomedical, socioeconomic, and psychosocial factors predict peritonitis and exit-site infections in patients undergoing CAPD in a developing country?
Biomedical, socioeconomic, and psychosocial variables are associated with high peritonitis rates in CAPD patients in developing countries, which should inform patient selection.
Lent et al. (1994) studied this question.
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