Is Endoscopy Safe in PD?

Peritonitis can occur after endoscopy. A retrospective 10-year review divided 570 PD patients who had 1,316 endoscopies into three groups. Group 1 did not have prophylactic antibiotics. Group 2 did have them. Group 3 had prior antibiotics. An analysis of the peritonitis rates within 7 days of the procedures found a 3% rate that was not affected by whether or not antibiotics were given.

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Tags: Endoscopy, Peritoneal Dialysis, Peritonitis