Automated Peritoneal Dialysis Is Associated with Better Survival Rates Compared to Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis
Gabriela de Carvalho Beduschi,Ana Elizabeth Figueiredo,Márcia Olandoski,Roberto Pecoits‐Filho,Pasqual Barretti,Thyago Proença de Moraes-2015-07-27-PLoS ONE
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In the first large PD cohort study with groups balanced for several covariates using propensity score matching, PD modality was not associated with differences in neither time to first peritonitis nor in technique failure. Nevertheless, patient survival was significantly better in APD patients.
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In the first large PD cohort study with groups balanced for several covariates using propensity score matching, PD modality was not associated with differences in neither time to first peritonitis nor in technique failure. Nevertheless, patient survival was significantly better in APD patients.
Keywords
MedicinePeritoneal dialysisContinuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysisPropensity score matchingPeritonitisInternal medicineCoronary artery diseaseRandomized controlled trial
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