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Technique survival is a core outcome for peritoneal dialysis, according to Standardized Outcomes in Nephrology-Peritoneal Dialysis. We aimed to identify causes and risk factors of technique failure in a large Senegalese cohort.
A retrospective cohort study was conducted between 2004 and 2020 in a first Senegalese PD unit in Dakar and death-censored technique failure was analyzed. Cox regression models were used to assess the association between potential risk factors and technique failure.
A total of 62 / 232 patients (mean age: 45 years; sex ratio: 0,7) experienced technique failure during follow-up. Technique failure rates at 1, 2, 3 and 5 years were 86.1%, 66.1%, 49.8% and 25.3%, respectively. In univariate analysis, male sex (HR: 0.57; 95% CI: 0.33 to 0.99; p = 0.048) was associated with lower rates of technique failure. Hypertension (HR: 1.19; 95% CI: 1.11 to 1.77; p = 0.028) and metabolic complications (HR: 1.31; 95% CI: 1.18 to 1.54; p < 0.001) were associated with higher rates of technique failure. In multivariate analysis, only metabolic complications (HR: 1.34; 95% CI: 1.19 to 1.60; p < 0.001) were associated with higher technique failure rates.
This study showed that metabolic complications are associated with PD technique failure, emphasizing the potential importance of metabolic complications managements in chronic PD.