Incidence and outcomes of encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS) and factors associated with severe EPS.

Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS) is a rare but serious complication of long-term peritoneal dialysis (PD). However, previous studies reported large variations in its mortality rates that may associate with a different degree of EPS severity. This study reports the incidence and outcomes of E...

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Main Authors: Chin-Chung Tseng, Jin-Bor Chen, I-Kuan Wang, Shang-Chih Liao, Ben-Chung Cheng, An-Bang Wu, Yu-Tzu Chang, Shih-Yuan Hung, Chiu-Ching Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5749741?pdf=render