Self‐assessment sheet submission rate predicts technique survival in patients initiating peritoneal dialysis

• DOI: 10.1111/nep.14029
• Publication Date: 2022-02-15T13:18:52Z
• Authors: Ei Kusahana; Kiyotaka Uchiyama; Nobuko Yamaguchi; Maiko Hirashima; Tomoko Togashi; Yuriko Yamamoto; Michiyo Imai; Mayumi Ashida; Keiko Yamamura; Takashin Nakayama; Itaru Yasuda; Kohkichi Morimoto; Naoki Washida; Hiroshi Itoh
• Keywords: Log-rank test

Patients play a crucial role in preventing peritoneal dialysis (PD)-related events, including peritonitis and fluid overload, as PD procedures are mainly carried out at home. We asked patients to submit self-assessment sheet each outpatient visit our daily clinical practice evaluated its usefulness for outcomes initiating PD.This retrospective cohort study included who underwent catheter insertion between January 2008 October 2018. The submission rate of was calculated from medical records until cessation or completion (October 2020). association the technique survival analysed.Among 105 recruited (78 men, 60.4 ± 12.2 years), 44 discontinued transferred haemodialysis during period. follow-up 52.3 (28.7-79.3) months, median 78%. log-rank test showed that significantly better with ≥ 78% than those <78% (p = .006). remained associated less failure (hazard ratio 0.88 per 10%, p .002) by Cox regression analysis adjusted age, sex, Charlson comorbidity index, estimated glomerular filtration geriatric nutritional risk index.The is useful predictor PD. Instruction increases may improve patients.