Peritonitis is a common and serious complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD). Although less
than 5% of peritonitis episodes result in death, peritonitis is the direct or major contributing …

Peritonitis is a common serious complication of peritoneal dialysis that results in
considerable morbidity, mortality, and health care costs. It also significantly limits the use of …

Peritonitis is a major complication of peritoneal dialysis, but the relationship between
peritonitis and mortality among these patients is not well understood. In this case-crossover …

We analyzed data from the Australia and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Registry for
1 October 2003 to 31 December 2008 with the aim of describing the nature of peritonitis …

Rationale & Objective Peritoneal dialysis (PD)-associated peritonitis is a significant PD-
related complication. We describe the likelihood of cure after a peritonitis episode, exploring …

BACKGROUND: Serum albumin level predicts mortality in dialysis patients and is used to
assess their health status and the quality of delivered care. Whether the threshold level of …

Background Results concerning the association between peritoneal dialysis-related
peritonitis and mortality in peritoneal dialysis patients are inconclusive, with one potential …

A proper understanding of the patterns of occurrence of infectious complications in patients
on peritoneal dialysis (PD) is crucial to lay the foundation for interventions directed at the …

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) related infections continue to be a serious complication for PD
patients. Peritonitis can be associated with pain, hospitalization and catheter loss as well as …

Abstract Background. The UK National Health Service (NHS) will fund renal services using
Payment by Results (PbR), from 2009. Central to the success of PbR will be the creation of …