Treatments and outcomes of encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis: 295 cases from a nationwide inpatient database in Japan

The number of patients undergoing renal replacement therapy is increasing. We evaluated the practice patterns and outcomes of encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS) in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis.Using a Japanese national inpatient database, we identified 295 patients with EPS who were hospitalized from July 2010 to March 2017. We categorized them into four groups: those who underwent surgery only (n = 39), those who received...