Journal Watch - Peritonitis

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  • Pet Cats and Peritonitis—a Non-starter for PD?

    The answer might surprise you. In a retrospective registry study in France, 52 PD patients who developed cat-related peritonitis were matched with 208 controls whose PD peritonitis was due to other causes. After analysis, pet-related peritonitis had lower risks of death or transfer to HD and a higher rate of transplant than other-cause peritonitis. The authors concluded that, while cats may cause peritonitis, having pets at home should not be considered a reason to refuse patients PD.

    Read the abstract » | (added 2024-11-21)

    Tags: Pets, Cats, Peritonitis, Pet related Peritonitis, PD, Technique Survival

  • Do Pets Boost the Risk of Peritonitis on PD? A DOPPS Study

    Surprisingly, the answer was no. Among 3,655 PD patients from eight country followed for a median of 14 months (55,475 patient months), the peritonitis rate was 0.29 episodes per year, with no increased risk for pet ownership—except in households with both cats and dogs, where the risk was 45% higher.

    Read the abstract » | (added 2023-01-10)

    Tags: Pets, Peritonitis, PD, DOPPS

  • PDOPPS Findings of Factors Important to Peritonitis Outcomes

    The Peritoneal Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study analyzed factors in the outcomes variations among 1,631 peritonitis episodes in 1,190 patients in seven countries. About 2/3 of the bouts were successfully cured, which was more likely with Gram-positive organisms, automated PD, and use of icodextrin (facility level), aminoglycosides, and ciprofloxacin vs. ceftazidime for Gram-negative organisms.

    Read the abstract » | (added 2021-06-15)

    Tags: Peritoneal Dialysis, Peritonitis, Peritoneal Dialysis And Outcomes Practice Patterns Study

  • Aspergillus Peritonitis Review

    Compared to other fungal peritonitis, colonization with aspergillus is more dangerous, and identification is still a challenge. Among 55 cases reported in the literature between 1968 and 2019, the mortality rate was 38.3%, 85.5% had to have their PD catheter removed, and 81.8% of patients had to switch to HD.

    Read the abstract » | (added 2020-09-11)

    Tags: Aspergillus, Mortality, Peritoneal Dialysis, Peritonitis