Table 3.
Postoperative outcomes for PD patients by preoperative dialysis status.
| Postoperative outcomes | Preoperative PD | Preoperative HD | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postoperative laboratory variables, mean (SD) | |||
| BUN (mmol/L) | 26.10 (8.71)a | 18.88 (7.02)b | <0.001 |
| SCr (μmol/L) | 885.73 (310.78)c | 761.24 (244.44)d | 0.042 |
| K+ (mmol/L) | 4.64 (0.72)e | 5.15 (0.82)f | 0.002 |
| Days of hospital stay, mean (SD) | 11.88 (13.48) | 12.88 (17.34) | 0.742 |
| Days of ICU stay, mean (SD) | 1.80 (3.81) | 1.83 (2.25) | 0.970 |
| Return to operation room, No. (%) | 1 (1.5) | 0 | 1.000 |
| Postoperative complications, No. (%) | |||
| Total | 23 (35.4) | 22 (55.0) | 0.049 |
| Hyperkalemia | 14 (21.5) | 17 (42.5) | 0.022 |
| Infection | 10 (15.4) | 4 (10.0) | 0.431 |
| Hemorrhage | 6 (9.2) | 2 (5.0) | 0.678 |
| Hypotension | 6 (9.2) | 2 (5.0) | 0.678 |
| Others | 9 (13.8) | 4 (10.0) | 0.783 |
| Glucose abnormality | 4 (6.2) | 0 | |
| Cardiac arrhythmia | 3 (4.6) | 3 (7.5) | |
| MI | 2 (3.1) | 0 | |
| Wound | 2 (3.1) | 0 | |
| Stroke/CVA | 1 (1.5) | 0 | |
| PE/DVT | 1 (1.5) | 0 | |
| Psychosis | 0 | 1 (2.5) | |
| In-hospital mortality, No. (%) | 6 (9.2) | 1 (2.5) | 0.347 |
PD, peritoneal dialysis; HD, hemodialysis; SD, standard error; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; SCr, serum creatinine; K+, serum potassium level; ICU, intensive care unit; MI, myocardial infarction; CVA, cerebral vascular accident; PE/DVT, pulmonary embolism/deep vein thrombosis.
a
Data missing in 11 patients.
b
Data missing in 1 patient.
c
Data missing in 11 patients.
d
Data missing in 1 patient.
e
Data missing in 11 patients.
f
Data missing in 1 patient.