Effectiveness and Safety of Peritoneal Dialysis Treatment in Patients with Refractory Congestive Heart Failure due to Chronic Cardiorenal Syndrome
Table 4
Reasons for readmission.
Group A
Group B
Total readmissions
9 (0.812)
56 (1.05)
PD associated
1 (0.090)
17 (0.319)
Catheter malfunction
0
1 (0.019)
Peritonitis
1 (0.090)
14 (0.263)
Tunnel related
0
2 (0.038)
Cardiovascular associated
5 (0.451)
12 (0.225)
ACS
1 (0.090)
4 (0.075)
Heart failure
2 (0.180)
6 (0.113)
Stroke
1 (0.090)
2 (0.038)
Pneumonia
2 (0.180)
6 (0.038)
Fluid overload without dyspnea
1 (0.090)
14 (0.263)
Others
0
7 (0.131)
Note. Compared with group A . Data are expressed as numbers (rate of incidence: times per patient-year). Mann–Whitney test was applied. PD: peritoneal dialysis; ACS: acute coronary syndrome.
