Author (Year) | Number of patients (n) | Reasons for HD transform to PD n (%) |
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Liberek et al., 2009 [21] | n = 67 | Vascular access problems Heart failure Intradialytic hypotension |
Barone et al., 2014 [22] | n = 73 | Multiple vascular access failure n = 43 (59%) Personal choice n = 24 (33%) Cardiovascular disorders n = 5 (7%) Living a long distance from the dialysis center n = 1 (1%) |
Koc et al., 2012 [25] | n = 48 | Vascular problems n = 35 (70%) Patient decision or social problems n = 13 (30%) |
Najafi et al., 2012 [28] | n = 245 | Vascular access failure n = 110 (45%) Intolerance to HD with intradialytic hypotension n = 83 (34%) |
Nguyen et al., 2019 [29] | n = 911 | Patient preference n = 581 (64%) Vascular access problems n = 60 (7%) Cardiovascular instability n = 8 (0.9%) Inadequate solute clearance and fluid removal n = 6 (0.7%) Unable to manage self-care n = 3 (0.3%) Not recorded n = 248 (27%) Others n = 5 (0.6%) |
Zhang et al., 2008 [32] | n = 28 | Cardiovascular problems n = 16 (6%) Vascular access problems n = 6 (21%) Patient choice n = 3 (11%) Hemorrhage n = 3 (11%) |
Zhang et al., 2013 [31] | n = 33 | cardiovascular disease n = 15 (45%) vascular access problems n = 8 (24%) patient choice n = 5 (15%) others n = 5 (15%) |