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The influence of seasonal factors on the incidence of peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis

open access: yesRenal Failure, 2020
Objectives To investigate the effects of climatic variables on peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis (PDAP) among patients receiving PD, such as seasonal variations in temperature and humidity.
Ying Zeng   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dos décadas de análisis de las peritonitis en diálisis peritoneal en Andalucía: aspectos epidemiológicos, clínicos, microbiológicos y evolutivos

open access: yesNefrología, 2021
Resumen: Antecedentes: Este estudio se centra en la principal complicación asociada a diálisis peritoneal, la peritonitis. Su relevancia deriva de su elevada morbilidad, el efecto negativo que provoca en el peritoneo como membrana de diálisis y de coste
Verónica de la Espada Piña   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Early Peritonitis is an Independent Risk Factor for Mortality in Elderly Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

open access: yesKidney & Blood Pressure Research, 2015
Background/Aims: The impact of early peritonitis on the outcome of elderly peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients has not been studied. We aimed to research the influence of early peritonitis on patient outcomes in elderly PD patients.
Zhi Wang   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prognostic impact of peritonitis in hemodialysis patients: A national-wide longitudinal study in Taiwan. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2017
BACKGROUND:Peritonitis has been independently associated with increased morbidity and mortality in peritoneal dialysis patients. However, there are few reports on peritonitis in hemodialysis patients.
Yueh-An Lu   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Peritoneal Effluent Cell-Free DNA Sequencing in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients With and Without PeritonitisPlain Language Summary

open access: yesKidney Medicine, 2022
Rationale & Objective: Conventional culture can be insensitive for the detection of rare infections and for the detection of common infections in the setting of recent antibiotic usage.
Philip Burnham   +18 more
doaj   +1 more source

Incidence and risk factors of peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis in elderly patients: A retrospective clinical study

open access: yesPeritoneal Dialysis International, 2020
Background: This study was to analyze the incidence, risk factors, and clinical outcomes of peritonitis in elderly continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients. Methods: Incident patients undergone CAPD from 1 January 2006 to 30 June 2015 in
Haishan Wu   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Risk factors for peritonitis in patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis who undergo colonoscopy: a retrospective multicentre study

open access: yesBMC Gastroenterology, 2019
Background Colonoscopy is associated with a risk of peritonitis in patients on peritoneal dialysis. However, no study has yet described the risk factors in play. Methods This was a retrospective multicentre study.
Tae-Geun Gweon   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Laparoscopic peritoneal lavage. Our experience and review of the literature [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
NTRODUCTION: Over the years various therapeutic techniques for diverticulitis have been developed. Laparoscopic peritoneal lavage (LPL) appears to be a safe and useful treatment, and it could be an effective alternative to colonic resection in emergency
Desiderio, Jacopo   +8 more
core   +4 more sources

The relationship between gut microbiota and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in patients with liver cirrhosis - a literature review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Gut microbiota is an essential component in the pathogenesis of liver cirrhosis and its complications. There is a direct relationship between the gut and the liver called the gutliver axis through which bacteria can reach the liver through the portal ...
Fierbinteanu Braticevici, Carmen   +9 more
core   +3 more sources

Diagnosis of Feline Infectious Peritonitis: A Review of the Current Literature

open access: yesViruses, 2019
Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is a fatal disease that poses several challenges for veterinarians: clinical signs and laboratory changes are non-specific, and there are two pathotypes of the etiologic agent feline coronavirus (FCoV), sometimes ...
S. Felten, K. Hartmann
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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