Table 1 Clinical characteristic of the patients (n = 55)
Total (n = 55) | Early (n = 29) | Late (n = 26) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 57.5 ± 13.3 | 57.7 ± 14.9 | 57.2 ± 11.6 | 0.593 |
Sex (male) | 27 (49.1%) | 14 (48.3%) | 13 (50.0%) | 0.593 |
Diabetes | 8(14.5%) | 5 (17.2%) | 3 (11.5%) | 0.708 |
Duration between the start of PD and catheter implantation (days) | 78.6 ± 18.0 | 4.28 ± 1.83 | 162 ± 157.8 | < 0.01 |
Moncrief-Popovich technique | 17 (31.0%) | 0 (0.00%) | 17 (65.4%) | < 0.01 |
Catheter fixation | 15 (27.2%) | 8 (27.6%) | 7 (26.9%) | 1.00 |
Bridge hemodialysis | 7 (12.7%) | 6 (20.7%) | 1 (3.85%) | < 0.05 |
Hemoglobin (g/dl) | 9.72 ± 1.53 | 9.73 ± 0.29 | 9.72 ± 0.30 | 0.99 |
Albumin (g/dl) | 3.76 ± 0.54 | 3.72 ± 0.53 | 3.80 ± 0.56 | 0.57 |
BUN (mg/dl) | 87.0 ± 3.30 | 85.5 ± 6.29 | 88.7 ± 6.53 | 0.73 |
Creatinine (mg/dl) | 9.06 ± 2.95 | 8.05 ± 1.38 | 10.1 ± 3.74 | < 0.05 |
eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m2) | 5.01 ± 1.10 | 5.41 ± 0.98 | 4.58 ± 1.06 | < 0.01 |
Sodium (mEq/L) | 139.2 ± 2.85 | 138.8 ± 2.53 | 139.8 ± 3.13 | 0.19 |
Potassium (mEq/L) | 4.85 ± 0.76 | 4.91 ± 1.72 | 4.78 ± 2.00 | 0.51 |
Calcium (mg/dl) | 8.45 ± 1.00 | 8.12 ± 0.94 | 8.78 ± 0.95 | < 0.05 |
Phosphorus (mg/dl) | 6.19 ± 1.85 | 6.01 ± 1.72 | 6.38 ± 2.00 | 0.47 |