Clinical Study

Results in Assisted Peritoneal Dialysis: A Ten-Year Experience

Table 1

Demographic and PD related parameters in patients under autonomous PD and aPD.

Autonomous PD ()Assisted PD ()

Age (years)55,7 ± 15,258 ± 20

Male (/%)122 (66,67)9 (52,94)

Hypertension (/%)172 (93,99)12 (70,59)

Diabetes (/%)58 (31,69)6 (35,29)

APD (/%)64 (34,97)7 (41,18)

CAPD (/%)119 (65,03)10 (58,82)

Time under PD (months)29,7 ± 22,736,98 ± 31,43

Technique survival (months/%)12 m91,912 m92,3
24 m81,724 m92,3
36 m72,136 m83,1
48 m68,348 m72,7

Patient survival (months/%)12 m95,912 m93,3
24 m93,724 m93,3
36 m8936 m93,3
48 m8248 m74,7

Weekly kt/V2,4 ± 0,702,22 ± 0,60

nPCR (g/Kg/day)0,930,88 ± 0,30

PETD/P < 0,5 = 2%D/P 0,5–0,64 = 8
D/P 0,5–0,64 = 35%
D/P 0,65–0,81 = 62%D/P 0,65–0,81 = 6
D/P > 0,81 = 1%

Residual renal function (mL/min/1,73 m2)7,14 ± 113,02 ± 3,85

APD: automated peritoneal dialysis; CAPD: continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis; PET: peritoneal equilibration test.