INTRODUÇÃO: O número de pacientes em diálise peritoneal (DP) no Brasil é significativo, havendo maior prevalência de diabéticos e idosos neste grupo do que no grupo em hemodiálise. Esses dados apontam para um viés de seleção nessa população. Objetivo: Avaliar a qualidade de vida (QdV) na admissão de pacientes em diálise peritoneal no Brasil. MÉTODOS: Avaliados 6.198 pacientes participantes de um estudo de coort...
-; OBJECTIVES: To determine the roles of body size and longitudinal body weight changes in the survival of incident peritoneal dialysis patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients (n = 1911) older than 18 years of age recruited from 114 dialysis centers (Dec/ 2004-Oct/2007) and participating in the Brazilian Peritoneal Dialysis Multicenter Cohort Study were included. Clinical and laboratory data were collected mon...
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OBJECTIVES: To determine the roles of body size and longitudinal body weight changes in the survival of incident peritoneal dialysis patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients (n = 1911) older than 18 years of age recruited from 114 dialysis centers (Dec/ 2004-Oct/2007) and participating in the Brazilian Peritoneal Dialysis Multicenter Cohort Study were included. Clinical and laboratory data were collected monthl...
OBJECTIVES: Chronic kidney disease is a major public health problem worldwide. In Brazil, approximately 100,000 patients (January 2012) receive renal replacement therapy. Nevertheless, data on dialysis incidence in the Brazilian population are scarce. This study aims to analyze the incidence of patients starting dialysis therapy in São Paulo City, the largest Brazilian metropolis. METHOD: This cohort study anal...