Table 2.
Mortality following peritoneal dialysis technique failure.
| Infection (n = 2415) | Inadequate Dialysis (n = 883) | Mechanical (n = 836) | Social (n = 529) | Total (n = 4663) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-cause mortality (per 100 patients, 95% CI) | ||||||
| 0–2 years (n = 4663) | 29 (27–31) | 21 (18–23) | 20 (17–22) | 35 (31–40) | 26 (25–28) | <0.001 |
| >2–5 years (n = 2379) | 38 (36–41) | 33 (29–38) | 36 (32–41) | 35 (29–42) | 37 (35–39) | 0.30 |
| >5 years (n = 880) | 64 (60–68) | 62 (54–69) | 58 (50–65) | 59 (48–69) | 62 (59–65) | 0.48 |
| Cardiac mortality (per 100 patients, 95% CI) | ||||||
| 0–2 years | 10.3 (9.1–11.5) | 7.9 (6.3–9.9) | 6.8 (5.3–8.7) | 10.8 (8.4–13.7) | 9.3 (8.5–10.1) | 0.007 |
| >2–5 years | 14.7 (12.8–16.7) | 12.9 (10.1–16.3) | 11.4 (8.7–14.8) | 11.6 (8.0–16.4) | 13.5 (12.1–14.9) | 0.27 |
| >5 years | 23.3 (19.8–27.3) | 26.1 (19.9–33.4) | 23.8 (17.7–31.2) | 19.3 (12.2–29.0) | 23.5 (20.8–26.4) | 0.70 |
| Infectious mortality (per 100 patients, 95% CI) | ||||||
| 0–2 years | 4.0 (3.3–4.8) | 1.7 (1.0–2.8) | 2.3 (1.5–3.5) | 1.7 (0.9–3.2) | 3.0 (2.5–3.5) | 0.001 |
| >2–5 years | 4.8 (3.7–6.1) | 2.0 (1.0–3.7) | 4.4 (2.8–6.8) | 3.1 (1.5–6.3) | 4.0 (3.3–4.9) | 0.059 |
| >5 years | 8.2 (6.1–11.0) | 4.3 (2.1–8.7) | 7.9 (4.6–13.4) | 4.8 (1.9–11.7) | 7.2 (5.6–9.1) | 0.31 |
| Withdrawal mortality (per 100 patients, 95% CI) | ||||||
| 0–2 years | 7.4 (6.4–8.5) | 4.5 (3.3–6.1) | 4.2 (3.0–5.8) | 13.6 (10.9–16.8) | 7.0 (6.3–7.8) | <0.001 |
| >2–5 years | 9.6 (8.1–11.3) | 8.7 (6.5–11.7) | 10.4 (7.8–13.7) | 10.2 (6.9–14.9) | 9.6 (8.5–10.9) | 0.85 |
| >5 years | 17.7 (14.6–21.4) | 18.6 (13.4–25.4) | 17.9 (12.6–24.8) | 16.9 (10.3–26.3) | 17.8 (15.5–20.5) | 0.99 |
Data expressed as median ± IQR, as number (proportion) or as mortality rate per 100 patients (95% confidence intervals).