Peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis in Scotland (1999-2002)
- 10 August 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
- Vol. 19 (10) , 2584-2591
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gfh386
Abstract
Background. Peritonitis is a major complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD). We have performed a national study of all patients on PD in Scotland over a 3.5 year period examining the causes of technique failure, rates of peritonitis, causative organisms, clinical outcomes and differences between automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD).Keywords
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