Table 2 The rate and reasons for patient’s dropout in PD

Nessim et al., 2015 [6]

PD first

3668

48 m(s)

HD-PD<PD *

Inadequate PD: 3% *

Peritonitis: 3% *

other causes: 12%

n = 3170 (24%)

HD-PD > PD *

N

Transfer to HD for 90 days or more

HD-PD

1597

36 m(s)

Inadequate PD: 4%

Peritonitis: 4%

other causes: 18%

N

Liberek et al., 2009 [21]

PD first

N

N

HD-PD<PD *

Correlation between peritonitis and technique failure. Anuric patients: dialysis adequacy problems, especially related to volume status and overhydration

1year: 8%

2years: 24%

n = 100 (38%)

N

HD-PD

N

N

N

Barone et al., 2014 [22]

PD first

N

57 ± 42 m(s)

1year:100%

3years:96%

5years:90%

N

1 year: 0%

3years: 10%

N

Transfer to HD or death

HD-PD

N

51 ± 49 m(s)

1year:94%

3years:83%

5years:75%

N

1 year: 5%

3years:25%

N

Chidambaram et al., 2011 [23]

PD first

n = 1323

N

1year:84%

2years:78%

5years:58%

N

n = 2798 (54%)

N

Transfer to HD for > 2 months.

HD-PD

N

N

N

Dong et al., 2022 [24]

PD first

80

N

1year: 93%

Mechanical failure and infection

4.7%

7.3%

Transfer to HD for > 30 days or death

HD-PD

93

N

Koc et al., 2012 [25]

PD first

80

N

N

Sepsis/peritonitis n = 50 (20%)

Cardiovascular events n = 24 (10%)

Malnutrition n = 3 (1%)

Insufficiency n = 3 (1%)

n = 55

1year: 9%

2years:18%

n = 39 (16%)

N

HD-PD

0**

N

N

N

n = 23

1year: 50%

2years: 59% **

n = 2 (42%)**

Lobbedez et al., 2012 [26]

PD first

Total: n = 2464

17 m(s)

HD-PD<PD

Dialysis adequacy n = 612 (25%)

Peritonitis n = 495 (20%)

Psychosocial reasons n = 268 (10.9%)

Catheter dysfunction n = 232 (9%)

Ultra-filtration failure n = 201 (8%)

Malnutrition n = 70 (3%)

Miscellaneous reasons related to PD n = 284 (12%) Miscellaneous reasons unrelated to PD n = 297 (12%), Unknown reasons n = 5, (0.2%)

n = 3495 (36%)

n = 1489(15%)

N

HD-PD

Lobbedez et al., 2013 [27]

PD first

1841

17 m(s)

N

Dialysis adequacy n = 493 (25%)

Peritonitis n = 242 (20%)

Psycho-social reasons n = 212 (11%)

Catheter dysfunction n = 183 (9%)

Ultrafiltration failure n = 162 (6%)

Malnutrition miscellaneous n = 55(6%)

n = 3078 (36%)

n = 138 (16%)

N

HD-PD

183

N

Dialysis adequacy n = 40 (22%)

Peritonitis n = 35 (19%)

Psycho-social reasons n = 30 (16%)

Catheter dysfunction n = 21(11%)

Ultrafiltration failure n = 10 (5%)

Malnutrition miscellaneous n = 4 (5%)

Psychosocial factors linked to the HD-PD dialysis start may affect PD duration.

Najafi et al., 2012 [28]

PD first

187

N

1 year: 91%

3 years:67%

5 years:41%

HD-PD = PD

Peritonitis n = 96 (54%)

Catheter malfunction n = 33 (19%)

Patient preference n = 31 (17%)

Membrane failure n = 14 (8%)

Exit and tunnel infections n = 3 (2%)

Mechanical problems n = 1 (1%)

n = 256 (24%)

n = 121 (11%)

Transfer to HD

HD-PD

49

N

Peritonitis n = 30 (61%)

Membrane failure n = 8 (16%)

Patient preference n = 8 (16%)

Exit and tunnel infections n = 2 (4%)

Catheter malfunction n = 1 (2%)

Mechanical problems n = 0 (0%)

n = 65 (27%)

n = 16 (7%)

Nguyen et al., 2019 [29]

PD first

N

N

30%

N

1 year: 10%

3years: 35%

5 years: 57%

N

N

HD-PD

N

N

25%

N

1 year: 19%

3years: 46%

5 years: 64% ***

Pulliam et al., 2014 [30]

PD first

Total:

n = 350

N

N

N

9%

7%

N

HD-PD

N

N

N

Zhang et al., 2013 [31]

PD first

N

54 m(s)

1year:86%

3years:56%

5years:36%

Peritonitis

n = 20

1year: 10%

3years: 20%

N

Transfer to HD, died, and transplanted

HD-PD

N

39 m(s)

1year:74%

3years:41%

5years:18%

HD-PD = PD

Peritonitis

n = 15

1year: 20%

3years:44%

N

Zhang et al., 2008 [32]

PD first

Total: n = 3

16 ± 16 m(s)

HD-PD<PD

N

n = 11 (15%)

n = 2 (3%)

N

HD-PD

N

n = 6 (39%)*