Nomogram effective for Early detection of peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis, reveals study
The proposed nomogram demonstrated strong predictive accuracy and clinical usefulness, offering a valuable tool for early identification and intervention in peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis. However, further external validation and prospective studies are advised to confirm its reliability. A recent study was published in BMC Nephrology by Yuehong W. and colleagues. The model, developed based on clinical and laboratory factors, performed well in both the training and validation sets. Early detection of patients at increased risk for PDAP may allow timely interventions to affect improved clinical outcomes in dialysis management.
Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is lifesaving renal replacement therapy, but PDAP is a serious complication that can result in catheter loss, hospitalization, or even death. Individualized risk prediction tools for PDAP are lacking, yet it is such a valuable one. This research sought to address this lack by developing and validating a predictive model with actual clinical data.
Research was carried out at Nanhai District People's Hospital in Foshan City, Guangdong Province, on clinical data of 376 patients who underwent PD between December 2017 and December 2024. The patients were divided randomly into two groups: a training set of 244 patients and a validation set of 132 patients.
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