Clinical outcomes of elderly patients undergoing chronic peritoneal dialysis: experiences from one center and a review of the literature

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the outcome and to identify predictors of mortality in elderly patients on chronic peritoneal dialysis (CPD). We retrospectively reviewed the charts of patients who started on CPD at the Division of Nephrology, University Health Network (UHN), Toronto, from 1 January 1994 to 31 December 2001. Patients were divided into three different age groups (≤64 years, 65–74 years, and ≥75 years). Baseline variables...