Peritoneal Dialysis Drop-out: Causes and Prevention Strategies

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="1"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Modality related</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="1"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left"> Peritonitis prophylaxis and treatment</td></tr><tr><td align="left"> Membrane preservation: Use of Glucose polymers/ACE inhibitors</td></tr><tr><td align="left"> Adjust dialysis prescription according to RRF</td></tr><tr><td align="left"> Correction of catheter malfunction</td></tr><tr><td align="center" colspan="1"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">System related </td></tr><tr><td align="center" colspan="1"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left"> Better infrastructure to support PD</td></tr><tr><td align="left"> Patient education/training</td></tr><tr><td align="left"> Physician and nursing education</td></tr><tr><td align="left"> Larger PD centers</td></tr><tr><td align="center" colspan="1"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Patient related </td></tr><tr><td align="center" colspan="1"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left"> Social support</td></tr><tr><td align="left"> Psychological counseling (as needed)</td></tr><tr><td align="left"> Assisted PD</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="1"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

International Journal of Nephrology

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Table 2: Peritoneal Dialysis Drop-out: Causes and Prevention Strategies 