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Infectious risk of elderly patients on peritoneal dialysis: Experience of a portuguese center

dc.contributor.authorBelino, C.
dc.contributor.authorBarreto, P.
dc.contributor.authorSantos, M.
dc.contributor.authorGomes, A.
dc.contributor.authorFonseca, Isabel
dc.contributor.authorFernandes, J.
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-06T10:42:11Z
dc.date.available2018-11-06T10:42:11Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractBackground: The goal of this study was to compare the risk of peritoneal dialysis‑related infections in younger and older patients and to identify risk factors for infection in elderly patients. Methods: We performed a longitudinal retrospective study on a population of Portuguese peritoneal dialysis patients treated at the same center between January 2005 and December 2015. Clinical and laboratory data were collected from medical reports. Two groups of patients were compared: non elderly (< 65 years) and elderly (≥ 65 years). Results: Among 100 patients, there were 73 non elderly (median age 52 years) and 27 elderly (median age 74 years). Elderly patients were not associated with higher PD‑infection rates or with less time to PD‑related infections. Cerebrovascular disease was the only significant adverse predictor of peritonitis in elderly (crude HR 3.8; 95% CI 1.10 to 13.34; P = 0.035) and those with higher levels of serum albumin were less likely to develop peritonitis (crude HR 0.47 per each g/dl of increase; 95% CI 0.24 to 0.89; P = 0.023). Conclusions: In our study, elderly patients did not present a greater risk for peritonitis or catheter‑related infections.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationPort J Nephrol Hypert 2018; 32(2): 121-126pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn2183-1289
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.16/2250
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherSociedade Portuguesa de Nefrologiapt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://www.spnefro.pt/rpnh/browse_all_issues/68_volume_32_number_2pt_PT
dc.subjectolder patientspt_PT
dc.subjectperitoneal dialysis,pt_PT
dc.subjectinfection riskpt_PT
dc.titleInfectious risk of elderly patients on peritoneal dialysis: Experience of a portuguese centerpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.conferencePlacePortugalpt_PT
oaire.citation.endPage126pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue2pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage121pt_PT
oaire.citation.titlePortuguese Journal of Nephrology and Hypertensionpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume32pt_PT
person.familyNameFonseca
person.givenNameIsabel
person.identifier415128
person.identifier.ciencia-id6716-A5D1-FB3F
person.identifier.orcid0000-0001-8984-1751
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person.identifier.scopus-author-id55941495000
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT
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