| Autor: |
Juergensen PH; New Haven CAPD, Renal Research Institute, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA., Gorban-Brennan N, Troidle L, Finkelstein FO |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Advances in peritoneal dialysis. Conference on Peritoneal Dialysis [Adv Perit Dial] 2002; Vol. 18, pp. 117-8. |
| Abstrakt: |
Racial differences have been reported among various groups with end-stage renal disease maintained on dialysis. In particular, patient survival on dialysis has been reported to be better in African-American patients than in Caucasian patients. Peritonitis rates and dropout from chronic peritoneal dialysis (CPD) have been reported to be higher in African-American patients. We decided to review our experience with peritonitis rates in African-American and Caucasian patients. From 1994 to 2000, 403 patients were maintained on CPD in the New Haven continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) unit. Peritonitis rates were 1 episode in 14 patient-months in Caucasian patients and 1 episode in 13.6 patient-months in African-American patients. Mean ages at the start of dialysis were 52.4 +/- 16.2 years in the Caucasian patients and 62.6 +/- 14.9 years in the African-American patients. African-American patients were older. African-American and Caucasian patients had similar peritonitis rates. Time of first episode of peritonitis was not different in the two groups. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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