DURATION OF HEMODIALYSIS FOLLOWING PERITONEAL DIALYSIS CESSATION IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND: PROPOSAL FOR A STANDARDIZED DEFINITION OF TECHNIQUE FAILURE

摘要

Background: Although technique failure is a key outcome in peritoneal dialysis (PD), there is currently no agreement on a uniform definition. We explored different definitions of PD technique failure using data from the Australia and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant (ANZDATA) Registry.