The association between peritoneal dialysis modality and peritonitis.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

There is conflicting evidence comparing peritonitis rates among patients treated with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) or automated peritoneal dialysis (APD). This study aims to clarify the relationship between peritoneal dialysis (PD) modality (APD versus CAPD) and the risk of developing PD-associated peritonitis.

Design, setting, participants, & measurements

This study examined the association between PD modality (APD versus CAPD) and the risks, microbiology, and clinical outcomes of PD-associated peritonitis in 6959 incident Australian PD patients between October 1, 2003, and December 31, 2011, using data from the Australia and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Registry. Median follow-up time was 1.9 years.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Lan PG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4046732 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature