Table 5 Reason for patient mortality and catheter removal
Reason | “Half-Perc” (n = 126) | Open surgery (n = 114) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Total number of subjects | 17 (13.5%) | 17 (14.9%) | 0.7527 |
Overall patient mortality | 4 (3.2%) | 2 (1.8%) | 0.4816 |
Catheter-related Peritonitis | 1 (0.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
Catheter-unrelated Pneumonia | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.9%) | |
Myocardial infarction | 1 (0.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
Cardiac failure | 1 (0.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
Stroke | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.9%) | |
Unknown | 1 (0.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
Overall catheter removal | 13 (10.3%) | 15 (13.2%) | 0.4937 |
Catheter-unrelated | 9 (7.1%) | 9 (7.9%) | 0.8252 |
Resolution of renal failure | 1 (0.8%) | 1 (0.9%) | |
Voluntary change to hemodialysis | 2 (1.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
Renal transplantation | 6 (4.7%) | 8 (7.0%) | |
Catheter-related | 4 (3.2%) | 6 (5.2%) | 0.4188 |
Dialysate leak | 1 (0.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
Hernia | 1 (0.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
Peritonitis | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (2.6%) | |
Inadequate solute clearance | 2 (1.6%) | 3 (2.6%) |