Table 1 Demographics of Patients.

From: Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Emplacement by Advanced Laparoscopy: 8-year Experience from a Medical Center of China

Number of patients(n)

Total (130)

Age in years, Mean ± SD (Rang)

46.43 ± 14.04 (Range, 15–83)

Gender (n, (%))

  Male

86(66.15)

  Female

44(33.85)

Cause of ESRD (n, (%))

  Chronic glomerular nephritis

79(60.77)

  Hypertension

22(16.92)

  Diabetic nephropathy

12(9.23)

  Obstructive nephropathy

8(6.15)

  Polycystic kidney disease

4(3.08)

  Lupus nephritis

3(2.31)

  Others

2(1.54)

Prior abdominal surgery (n, (%))

  with

26(20)

  without

104(80)

  1. Note: n, number of observations; SD, standard deviation; ESRD, end-stage renal disease.