BETTER OUTCOMES OF PERITONEAL DIALYSIS IN DIABETIC PATIENTS IN SPITE OF RISK OF LOSS OF AUTONOMY FOR HOME DIALYSIS

摘要

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is a leading cause of chronic renal failure, challenging therapy strategies. Patients with diabetes may benefit from peritoneal dialysis (PD) but higher technique failure is feared. Our purpose was to critically evaluate clinical outcomes of this modality in diabetics, in order to find quality improvement strategies in these risk patients.