Why the study?
Does peritoneal dialysis improve long-term blood pressure control in end-stage renal disease patients?
Population
207 patients with end-stage renal disease initiated on peritoneal dialysis at one centre between July 1994…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
up to 5 years
Authors
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BP control may worsen after 1 year in peritoneal dialysis; hypothesis-generating for interventions targeting residual renal function.
Does peritoneal dialysis improve long-term blood pressure control in end-stage renal disease patients?
In peritoneal dialysis patients, initial blood pressure improvement is followed by steady deterioration that is independently associated with declining residual renal function, age, and duration of prior hypertension.
Menon et al. (2001) studied this question.
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