Factors Affecting the Choice of Renal Replacement Therapy in Patients with End Stage Renal Failure

It was aimed to investigate the factors affecting choice of renal replacement therapy by examining data patients with end stage disease, whom we applied a predialysis education program. Patients who were started on in our clinic evaluated retrospectively. Renal divided into three groups as hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and transplantation compared according their clinical demographic characteristics. The comorbidities calculated using 'modified charlson comorbidity index' score. There total 464 study, 330 (71.1%) chose 65 (14%) dialysis, 69 (14.9%) transplantation. Age significantly different between (p<0.001). According hemodialysis patients; that rate being university graduate (p<0.001) never married (p=0.004) is higher. Rate living urban area (p=0.021) working (p=0.031) higher patients. diabetic nephropathy etiology lower (p=0.014). When modified index scores examined, highest values group lowest sociodemographic characteristics comorbid conditions effective modality. In addition educating given before selection, most appropriate treatment modality should be selected considering these features.