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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-11-13
pubmed:abstractText
Most authors state that the continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patient is not at increased risk when transplanted. These patients are always exposed to the risk of peritonitis, which may increase if patients are peritoneally dialyzed while immunosuppressed. The postoperative course of patients transplanted from our CAPD program from 1979 through August 1985 was evaluated. The transplant survival of patients dialyzed by CAPD, home hemodialysis, and at a free-standing dialysis facility were compared. Pretransplant dialysis modality did not influence long-term transplant success. Three of seven patients who required dialysis postoperatively developed peritonitis. The dialysis catheter was removed in two patients and one was treated by lavaging the peritoneal cavity with antibiotics. There was one instance of dialysate leaking through a drain in the transplant bed. This patient was converted to hemodialysis for subsequent dialysis. The dialysis catheters were removed at the time of discharge from hospital. Literature review confirmed this experience. Peritoneal dialysis post-transplant exposes the patient to a 10-33% risk of peritonitis and a 10% risk of a wound complication. Peritoneal dialysis patients are subject to risks unique to peritoneal dialysis. These complications do not translate into excessive morbidity or graft loss.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0002-9629
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
294
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
175-80
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
CAPD patients as renal transplant patients.
pubmed:affiliation
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Jackson 39216.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article