Technique failure in Korean incident peritoneal dialysis patients: a national population-based study

• Main Authors: Shina Lee (Author), Hyunwook Kim (Author), Kyoung Hoon Kim (Author), Hoo Jae Hann (Author), Hyeong Sik Ahn (Author), Seung-Jung Kim (Author), Duk-Hee Kang (Author), Kyu Bok Choi (Author), Dong-Ryeol Ryu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology, 2016-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Technique failure is an important issue for peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. In this study, we aimed to analyze technique failure rate in detail and to determine the predictors for technique failure in Korea. Methods: We identified all patients who had started dialysis between January...