TRENDS IN MORTALITY AMONG PERITONEAL DIALYSIS PATIENTS ACROSS TIME PERIODS: THE IMPACT OF PERITONEAL DIALYSIS-RELATED PERITONITIS

摘要

Introduction: As the global burden of chronic kidney disease continues to increase, so does the need for a cost-effective renal replacement therapy. Peritoneal dialysis (PD) offers several advantages in end-stage renal disease but infectious peritonitis (IP) remains one of the most serious and life threatening complications of PD.