Comparison of the effects of hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis for elderly patients with end-stage renal disease

Objective To compare the effects of hemodialysis(HD) and peritoneal dialysis(PD) in the treatment of elderly patients with end-stage renal disease. Methods The clinical data of 100 elderly patients with end-stage renal disease who were treated in the People's Hospital of Beilun District from March 2013 to April 2015 were retrospectively analyzed.The patients were divided into HD group and PD group according to the treatment methods, with 50cases in each group.The 2-year survival rate of the patients in the two groups was observed, and the differences of renal function, nutritional index and lipid metabolism were compared between the two groups before and after treatment. Results Before treatment, there were no statistically significant differences between the two groups in the levels of proinflammatory cytokines.After treatment, the levels of IL-18[(56.22±7.32)mg/L], IL-6[(12.18±2.03)mg/L] and hs-CRP[(8.54±1.12)mg/L] in the HD group were lower than those in the PD group[(78.46±7.28)mg/L, (15.23±2.25)mg/L, (10.23±1.67)mg/L](t=15.233, 7.117, 5.943, all P 0.05). After treatment, the levels of TC[(4.78±0.98)mmol/L], LDL[(2.51±0.97)mmol/L] in the HD group were lower than those in the PD group[ (5.53±1.02)mmol/L, (2.89±1.03)mmol/L] (t=3.749, 1.899, all P 0.05). Conclusion HD has better therapeutic effect on elderly patients with end-stage renal disease, it can significantly improve the metabolic level of patients and improve the survival rate of patients. Key words: Kidney diseases; Hemodiafiltration; Peritoneal dialysis; Kidney function tests; Inflammatory factors; Survival rate; Lipid metabolism disorders; Aged