Peritonitis is a frequent complication of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) and the most common cause of CAPD failure. About 60% of patients receiving CAPD will have at least one ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The yearly incident peritoneal dialysis cohort size grew 160% during 9 years, data show. The unadjusted rate of ...

This Review focuses on the changing epidemiology of infections among patients with end-stage renal disease who are undergoing dialysis. In particular, bloodstream infections related to vascular access ...

From 2013-2017, rates of peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis based on Medicare fee-for-service claims data declined by 5% per year from 0.61 episode per patient-year in 2013 to 0.49 in 2017.

Rates of peritonitis associated with dialysis have dropped substantially over time, although there are still consistent differences in risk by race and age, a new retrospective cohort study indicates.

Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) is being used with increasing frequency in patients with end-stage renal disease. [1] One of the major complications of this treatment is peritonitis.

Alanyl-Glutamine containing peritoneal dialysis fluid receives orphan drug designation in patients suffering from chronic kidney failure. Reduces the risk of causing a damage to the abdominal tissues ...

The organs of the abdominal cavity (stomach, intestine, pancreas, liver, kidney, gallbladder, etc.) are surrounded and supported [held in place] by a 2-layer membrane called the peritoneum. The ...

An episode of CAPD peritonitis is usually caused by a single pathogen, Dr. Gokal said. The causative organism is often a gram-positive coccus originating from the normal flora of the patient’s skin.