Outcome measurements
catheter-related infection, exit-site infection, inguinal hernia, PD, tunnel infection, peritonitis, Catheter-related infections
PERITONITIS, COMPLICATIONS, LEAKAGE
The primary outcomes included clearance of small-molecule uremic toxins and PD technical survival rate. All patients underwent laboratory measurements before and after USPD, including serum levels of creatinine, blood urea nitrogen, albumin, sodium, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, carbon dioxide combining power (COSecondary outcomes included the incidence of short-term PD-related complications (including peritoneal fluid leakage, PDC malfunction, peritonitis, catheter-related infection, and inguinal hernia), time expenditure of nurses treating PD, and patient test scores. Catheter-related infections included exit-site infection and tunnel infection [