Introduction Studies focusing on catheter removal and the pathogenic spectrum of peritoneal
dialysis‐associated peritonitis (PDAP) need to be updated. Methods Data were collected …

Background: Peritonitis is a common and severe complication in peritoneal dialysis (PD).
Method and Context: We review and summarize the current literature and recommendations …

A total of 127 patients from 8 hospitals were randomized into 1 of 2 exit-site care regimes to
evaluate their effect on rate of exitsite infection (ESI). Group 1 used povidone iodine and …

Access-related complications differ considerably between acute and chronic peritoneal
dialysis as a result of differences in catheter design, catheter material, number of cuffs, break …

Peritoneal dialysis (PD)-related infection is a major complication of PD, accounting for 47%
of technique failure in a recent Peritoneal Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study. 1 …

The risk of peritonitis associated with infections of the peritoneal catheter exit site can be
reduced by the use of proper exit-site care, such as the routine administration of prophylactic …

Methods The hospital records of all patients who underwent peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheter
placement from February 2004 to January 2011 were retrospectively analyzed. The 228 …

Some catheters have shown long-term survival; however, catheter-associated problems
appear to be more related to operator and center characteristics rather than just catheter …

Infections of the Tenckhoff catheter exit site and tunnel require antibiotic therapy to treat the
infection and to prevent progression to peritonitis (1, 2). In general, 2–3 weeks of an oral …

Since 2009, the peritoneal dialysis (PD) registry survey has been carried out as part of the
annual nationwide survey conducted by the Statistical Survey Committee of the Japanese …