Table 4 The causes of technique failure
Multidisciplinary pre-dialysis care | ||
|---|---|---|
No | Yes | |
N = 126 | N = 546 | |
No. of technique failure | 76 | 276 |
Causes | ||
Death | 30 (39.5%) | 107 (38.8%) |
Peritonitis | 22 (28.9%) | 68 (24.6%) |
Burnout | 17 (22.4%) | 49 (17.8%) |
Medical problems | 4 (5.3%) | 25 (9.1%) |
Inadequate dialysis | 3 (3.9%) | 16 (5.8%) |
Mechanical problems | 0 (0.0%) | 6 (2.2%) |
Exit site or tunnel infection | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (1.4%) |
Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.4%) |