The Association between Exit Site Infection and Subsequent Peritonitis among Peritoneal Dialysis Patients | Zendy

Anouk T.N. van Diepen | Zendy; George Tomlinson | Zendy; Sarbjit V. Jassal | Zendy

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The Association between Exit Site Infection and Subsequent Peritonitis among Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Author(s) -

Anouk T.N. van Diepen,

George Tomlinson,

Sarbjit V. Jassal

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

clinical journal of the american society of nephrology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755

H-Index - 151

eISSN - 1555-905X

pISSN - 1555-9041

DOI - 10.2215/cjn.00980112

Subject(s) - medicine , peritonitis , peritoneal dialysis , hazard ratio , confidence interval , relative risk , complication , gastroenterology , randomized controlled trial , surgery , dialysis

Peritonitis is the most common infectious complication seen in peritoneal dialysis (PD). Traditionally, exit site infection (ESI) has been thought to predispose PD patients to peritonitis, although the risks have not been quantified. This study aimed to quantify the risk of PD peritonitis after ESI.

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