BACKGROUND Infection due to Corynebacterium species has been reported with increasing frequency over recent decades. The impacts of enhanced laboratory detection together with widespread use of new peritoneal dialysis (PD) connection technology and antimicrobial prophylaxis strategies on Corynebacterium PD-associated peritonitis have not been well studied. METHODS We investigated the frequenc...

Despite a decreasing incidence, peritonitis remains an important cause of peritoneal dialysis (PD) technique failure and transfer to hemodialysis. Infection with Serratia spp. has been suggested to be associated with a poor technique outcome in PD. We examined the data at our center to see if patients with Serratia peritonitis had a similar poor outcome. In this retrospective study, we reviewed...

BACKGROUND We searched for indicators to predict the prognosis of infectious peritonitis by measuring levels of complement proteins and activation products in peritoneal dialysis (PD) fluid (PDF) of patients at early stages of peritonitis. We retrospectively analyzed the relationship between the levels of sC5b-9, C3 and C4 in PDF and the subsequent clinical prognosis. METHODS We measured leve...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Studies on the risk factors and outcomes of peritonitis within the first 6 months in peritoneal dialysis patients are sparse. This study aims to investigate the risk factors associated with early-onset peritonitis (EOP) and its influence on patients' technique survival and mortality. METHODS This is a retrospective observational cohort study. A total of 483 patients who had at...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Despite the decreasing incidence of peritonitis among peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients over time, its occurrence is still associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Determining factors that are associated with PD peritonitis may facilitate the identification of patients who are at risk. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS Using data collected in ...

BACKGROUND The serum leptin level is elevated in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD) and associated with a loss of lean body mass. The nutritional status of PD patients may further be worsened following peritonitis. We investigated the association between hyperleptinaemia, inflammation and malnourishment in PD-related peritonitis. METHODS We conducted a prospective study on PD patien...

The timing of the first episode of peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis (PD) might have some special characteristics and may depend on many factors such as a patient's attitudes, age, comorbidity, or training capacity. It may also have a significant impact on further peritonitis episodes and technique failure. We retrospectively analyzed data for 168 PD patients who were undergoing continuous amb...

With the implementation of best demonstrated clinical practices, peritonitis has become an infrequent complication of peritoneal dialysis in many centers around the world. Yet the gains in reduction in risk of peritonitis are not uniform. Most episodes of peritonitis do not require hospitalization and it is possible to achieve cure rates of 70%-80%. Some circumstances, however, necessitate the ...

Peritonitis, an inflammation of the peritoneum and peritoneal cavity, is often brought on by a localised or systemic infection. Primary secondary peritonitis are two types peritonitis. Once clinical diagnosis made, rapid institution both physiologic support aggressive anti-infective therapy imperative. The objective was to study frequency perforation in relation various parameters ,and post-ope...

BACKGROUND Results concerning the association between peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis and mortality in peritoneal dialysis patients are inconclusive, with one potential reason being that the time-dependent effect of peritonitis has rarely been considered in previous studies. This study aimed to evaluate whether peritonitis has a negative impact on mortality in a large cohort of peritone...