BACKGROUND Early classification of severity of peritonitis by scoring systems, including the Mannheim peritonitis index (MPI) and the multiple organ failure (MOF) score, modulates surgical and medical management. AIM To predict outcome of patients with peritonitis using the MPI and MOF scoring systems. METHODS Prospective evaluation of the MPI and MOF score was performed in 80 consecutive p...

UNLABELLED Peritonitis is a serious problem in children receiving peritoneal dialysis. Campylobacter jejuni is an unusual cause of peritonitis. A 10-year-old boy who had end stage renal failure due to atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome was admitted to our hospital with abdominal pain and fever. Peritoneal dialysis fluid was cloudy and microscopic examination showed abundant leukocytes. Intraper...

It has been previously reported that the most common cause of peritonitis in patients undergoing chronic ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) is infection by a single gram-positive bacterial species. Polymicrobial bacterial infections are identified that may be secondary to bowel perforation. In 20% of cases bacterial cultures are negative. Although cultures may be negative when infection is d...

The key to successful long-term peritoneal dialysis (PD) is permanent and safe access to peritoneal cavity. The two most commonly used Tenckoff catheters for PD are the straight and coiled catheters. The present study was undertaken to assess the catheter survival, catheter associated infections, and all cause mortality and to compare the straight with coiled catheters in PD. During April 1997-...

Despite all the attention given to issues such as adequacy of clearances, ultrafiltration failure, and lack of home support, peritonitis remains the leading cause of technique failure in most peritoneal dialysis (PD) centers (1,2). Furthermore, recent audits from a number of regions suggest that peritonitis rates in unselected centers are often higher than those reported from motivated centers ...

J. Pascual Santos, P. Florida, 31 3B, E-28008 Madrid (Spain) Dear Sir, Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a well-known complication which occurs in up to 8% of cirrhot-ics with ascites [1]. Moreover, SBP has been reported in patients without hepatic disease but in whom ascites alone was present [2, 3]. In a report of peritonitis in renal transplant recipients Hau et al. [4] describe a c...

BACKGROUND Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is one of the most frequent and serious complication in patients with liver cirrhosis and ascites associated with high mortality. Empiric antibiotic therapy should be initiated before the results of ascitic fluid cultures are available, guided by knowledge of the microbial spectrum of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in a particular population. ME...

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) remains one the most commonly employed forms of chronic renal replacement therapy. Intermittent peritoneal dialysis (IPD) is an economical form of PD that uses multiple short exchanges of dialysate on an intermittent basis. Peritonitis is a common clinical problem that occurs in patients undergoing PD. However, no local data exist regarding the clinical profile of perit...

BACKGROUND Perforation peritonitis is the most common surgical emergency encountered by the surgeons all over the world as well in Pakistan. The spectrum of etiology of perforation peritonitis in tropical countries continues to differ from its western counter part. This study was conducted at Dow University of health sciences and Civil Hospital Karachi (DUHS & CHK) Pakistan, designed to highlig...

Peritonitis is one of the most severe complications various diseases and injuries abdominal organs. The diagnosis peritonitis in a general sense implies any form severity inflammation peritoneum. Currently, problem remains actual, despite achievements scientific technological progress. So, successes modern surgery, asepsis antiseptics, rather wide possibilities antibacterial, infusion detoxific...