Automated peritoneal dialysis with shortened break-in periods in urgent-start scenarios: A retrospective cohort study

Table 1 Baseline characteristics and clinical outcomes stratified by shortened break-in period, n (%)/mean ± SD

Variables	Catheter opening after placement
	< 12 hours, n = 34	≥ 12 hours, n = 28	P value
Female	9 (26.5)	8 (28.6)	0.854
Age in years	48.6 ± 13.3	50.2 ± 13.6	0.652
BMI in kg/m2	25.8 ± 4.3	26.6 ± 5.2	0.523
Length of stay in days	11 (8-14)	11 (8-16)	0.904
APACHE	11 (7-17)	13 (10-17)	0.574
SOFA	5 (3-7)	5 (4-6)	0.553
Type 2 diabetes	23 (67.6)	15 (53.6)	0.302
Hypertension	27 (79.4)	19 (67.9)	0.386
CKD	30 (88.2)	27 (96.4)	0.366
History of abdominal surgery	11 (32.4)	3 (10.7)	0.066
HD prior to PD catheter placement	8 (24.2)	15 (53.6)	0.033
Time elapsed between admission and catheter placement in h	72 (24-96)	96 (48-144)	0.033
Time between admission and catheter placement			0.327
< 24 h	7 (20.6)	2 (7.1)
24-48 h	2 (5.9)	2 (7.1)
> 48 h	25 (73.5)	24 (85.7)
Dysfunction	5 (14.7)	4 (14.3)	0.963
Catheter migration	5 (14.7)	1 (3.6)	0.209
PD fluid leakage	5 (14.7)	3 (10.7)	0.719
PD catheter replacement	4 (11.8)	3 (10.7)	0.897

APACHE: Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; BMI: Body mass index; CKD: Chronic kidney disease; HD: Hemodialysis; PD: Peritoneal dialysis; SOFA: Sequential Organ Failure Assessment.