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Surgical Peritonitis in Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis

Author(s) -

Shrestha Badri M.,

Brown Peter,

Wilkie Martin

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

peritoneal dialysis international

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.79

H-Index - 83

eISSN - 1718-4304

pISSN - 0896-8608

DOI - 10.1177/089686080802800403

Subject(s) - medicine , peritoneal dialysis , peritonitis , etiology , intensive care medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , dialysis , general surgery , surgery

In this short review we highlight the diagnostic challenge presented by surgical peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis patients, giving attention to etiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management. Despite improvements in medical imaging and a reduction in overall rates of peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis, the mortality of surgical peritonitis has not changed in recent years and remains a challenge for the clinical team.

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