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Cause of hospitalisation for dialysis patients (number of patients) |
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| Cause of hospitalisation |
HD |
PD |
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| Infection-related |
47*# |
41*# |
| Cardiovascular disease |
89*# |
30*# |
| Hemorrhage |
21 |
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| Vascular access |
34 |
|
| PD technique problem |
7 |
|
| Others |
32 |
8 |
| Total |
223 |
86# |
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* P < 0.01 Compared with within HD and PD patients by Chi-square test # P < 0.01 Compared between HD and PD patients by Chi-square test | ||
Zhang et al. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2007 5:49 doi:10.1186/1477-7525-5-49 |
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