Encapsulating Peritoneal Sclerosis in Long-Termed Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Background. Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS) is a rare but serious clinical complication of long-term peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients with high mortality. The purpose of this study was to assess the clinical characteristics of patients with EPS and to search for possible factors useful for EPS prevention and early diagnosis. Method. This retrospective study was performed in a single dialysis center in Taiwan between August 1990 and April 2014. Overall, a total of 565 patients were included and the medical records of those patients who had developed EPS (EPS group) and those who had not developed EPS (control group) were collected. We compared several factors between these two groups. Result. In the univariate analysis, EPS was significantly associated with a change of transport state (Delta 2) (p = 0.007), duration of PD (p

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