Outcome of peritoneal dialysis in cirrhotic patients with chronic renal failure
| Autor: | A. Scalamogna, Francesco Salerno, Patrizia Colucci, Amedeo F. De Vecchi, Claudio Ponticelli |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
| Předmět: |
Liver Cirrhosis
Male medicine.medical_specialty Cirrhosis medicine.medical_treatment Bacterial Peritonitis Peritonitis Peritoneal dialysis Liver disease medicine Humans Hepatic encephalopathy Dialysis Retrospective Studies business.industry Middle Aged medicine.disease Surgery Survival Rate Treatment Outcome Nephrology Kidney Failure Chronic Female business Peritoneal Dialysis Kidney disease |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 40:161-168 |
| ISSN: | 0272-6386 |
| DOI: | 10.1053/ajkd.2002.33925 |
| Popis: | Background: Results of peritoneal dialysis (PD) in cirrhotic patients with renal failure are debated. The aim of the present study is to assess the outcome of PD patients with liver cirrhosis. Methods: A retrospective study based on clinical records was performed in 21 cirrhotic and 41 PD patients without liver disease followed up at our PD unit. Results: Five-year patient and technique survival were similar in the two groups. Seven cirrhotic patients (33%) died of liver failure (5 patients), liver cancer (1 patient), and peritonitis (1 patient). Ten controls (24%) died of cardiovascular complications (6 patients), pneumonia (1 patient), cachexia (1 patient), and unknown reasons (2 patients). Six cirrhotic patients discontinued PD therapy after 44.3 ± 24.7 months because of inadequate dialysis (2 patients), sclerosing peritonitis (2 patients), dementia (1 patient), or patient choice (1 patient). Twelve controls discontinued PD therapy after 33 ± 25.9 months because of peritonitis (6 patients), exit-site infection (1 patient), inadequate peritoneal clearance (3 patients), catheter malfunction (1 patient), and patient request (1 patient). The peritonitis rate was 0.31 episodes/y in cirrhotic patients and 0.53 episodes/y in controls (P = not significant). The hospitalization rate was similar (16.5 d/y in cirrhotic patients, 15.4 d/y in controls). In cirrhotic patients, complications were leakage (3 patients), symptomatic hypotension (5 patients), anemia (5 patients), severe malnutrition (14 patients), sclerosing peritonitis (2 patients), and hepatic encephalopathy (3 patients). Conclusion: The outcome of PD and risk for bacterial peritonitis or other dialysis complications are not worsened by the presence of liver cirrhosis. © 2002 by the National Kidney Foundation, Inc. |
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