Table 2.
Outcomes of PD patients under different management models.
| Total n = 190 |
Conventional management n = 100 |
FCH three-level management n = 90 |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duration on PD (months) | 43.5 (26.0–64.3) | 41.0 (23.8–61.8) | 45.5 (26.8–68.0) | 0.606 |
| Dropout by cause, n (%) | ||||
| Overall | 91 (47.9) | 51 (51.0) | 40 (44.4) | 0.366 |
| Death | 69 (75.8) | 38 (74.5) | 31 (77.5) | |
| Kidney transplantation | 3 (3.3) | 2 (3.9) | 1 (2.5) | |
| Transfer to hemodialysis | 16 (17.6) | 9 (17.6) | 7 (17.5) | |
| Loss to follow-up | 3 (3.3) | 2 (3.9) | 1 (2.5) | |
| Cause of death, n (%) | 0.757 | |||
| Cerebrovascular disease | 9 (13.0) | 7 (18.4) | 2 (6.5) | |
| Cardiovascular disease | 11 (15.9) | 5 (13.2) | 6 (19.4) | |
| Infection | 16 (23.2) | 8 (21.1) | 8 (25.8) | |
| Electrolyte disorder | 5 (7.2) | 3 (7.9) | 2 (6.5) | |
| Cachexia | 5 (7.2) | 3 (7.9) | 2 (6.5) | |
| Other | 23 (33.3) | 12 (31.6) | 11 (35.5) | |
| Tunnel infection, n (%) | 8 (4.2) | 4 (4.0) | 4 (4.4) | 0.879 |
| Peritonitis rate (per patient-year) | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.16 | 0.965 |
| Time to 1st peritonitis episode (month) | 13.0 (8–24.0) | 16.5 (8.3–23.0) | 12.0 (7.0–26.8.0) | 0.734 |
| Peritonitis episodes, n (%) | 0.116 | |||
| 0 | 98 (51.6) | 52 (52.0) | 46 (51.1) | |
| 1 | 61 (32.1) | 31 (31.0) | 30 (33.3) | |
| 2 | 17 (8.9) | 6 (6.0) | 11 (12.2) | |
| ≥3 | 14 (7.4) | 11 (11.0) | 3 (3.3) |
PD: peritoneal dialysis; FCH: Family-Community-Hospital; Other reasons for death included hypoglycemia, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, fracture, suicide, Alzheimer’s Disease.