Why the study?
The study was designed to compare the cause of hospitalization and influencing factors between patients undergoing hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.
Does peritoneal dialysis compared to hemodialysis affect hospitalization rates and causes in dialysis patients?
Population
192 dialysis patients (92 HD patients and 100 PD patients)
Comparison
Patients undergoing hemodialysis vs peritoneal dialysis
Design
Retrospective study
Authors
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May inform dialysis modality selection; leaves open causal effects on hospitalization without prospective validation.
Does peritoneal dialysis compared to hemodialysis affect hospitalization rates and causes in dialysis patients?
Peritoneal dialysis is associated with a higher hospitalization rate and longer length of stay compared to hemodialysis, with infection being the primary cause for both modalities.
Yin et al. (2022) studied this question.
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