Pd-Related Peritonitis

A workshop of health professionals, patients and caregivers recommended that a core outcome measure for peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis should include symptom-based and laboratory-based criteria.

A screening device that attaches “in-line” to analyze white blood cell concentration in peritoneal effluent fluid — providing a “healthy,” “caution” or “risk” result at each treatment’s end — had 94% accuracy for infection-caution screening.

For patients on peritoneal dialysis, the risk of developing peritonitis varies based on country and facility-related factors, according to recently published findings.