Open AccessPeritoneal Dialysis Related Infection – Peritonitis Management and Prevention
Author(s) -
Edwina A. Brown
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pakistan journal of kidney diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2708-3020
pISSN - 2617-0329
DOI - 10.53778/pjkd42159
Subject(s) - peritonitis , peritoneal dialysis , medicine , hemodialysis , intensive care medicine , dialysis , audit , mortality rate , surgery , business , accounting
Peritonitis is one of the major risks of peritoneal dialysis (PD) causing signicant morbidity and in some instances, mortality. It is one of the principal causes of transfer to hemodialysis (HD). Peritonitis rates should be audited by units. The recommended rate by the ISPD is less than 0.5 episodes/year