Background Peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheter related infections continue to be a major cause
of morbidity and transfer to hemodialysis (HD) in PD patients. The treatment of tunnel …

Introduction Urgent-start peritoneal dialysis (PD) in patients with newly diagnosed end-stage
renal disease (ESRD) is a well-tolerated alternative to hemodialysis (HD). The primary aim …

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is being applied in an increasing number of patients, proving its
efficacy and, in several respects, its many advantages as a first modality of renal …

Background: The US government has implemented incentives to increase the use of
peritoneal dialysis (PD). Successful placement of PD catheters is an important step to …

Objectives: Catheter exit-site infection (ESI) is generally caused by skin flora. Continuous
ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients have more contact with their catheters than …

Background. Peritoneal dialysis (PD) has become a well-established complementary
alternative to haemodialysis (HD) as first-line renal replacement modality. At our …

Introduction Early peritoneal dialysis catheter (PDC)-related complications are frequent and
make an important contribution to long-term PD survival. We aimed to analyse the incidence …

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) pericatheter exit-site leaks most commonly occur early, within 30
days of catheter insertion. Late exit-site leaks are rare. The distinction between early and …

As many as 15 to 50% of end-stage kidney disease patients are on peritoneal dialysis (PD),
but peritonitis limits its more widespread use. Several PD catheter–related interventions …

Background Peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients with severe peritonitis require catheter
removal. It is often assumed that this approach, together with antibiotics, would eradicate the …