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8534690

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-2-2
pubmed:abstractText
To analyze peritoneal catheter infections (PCIs), primarily the type (acute or chronic), frequency, and therapeutic outcome, we assessed 113 patients treated between January 1992 and December 1994. The average age was 56.3 +/- 15.3 years, and 38% were diabetics. One hundred and thirty peritoneal catheters (PCs) were placed surgically in the lateral abdominal wall. The peritonitis rate fell from 0.61 episodes/year to 0.33 episodes/year, but the exit-site and/or tunnel infection (ESI/TI) rate increased (from 0.48 episodes/year to 0.61 episodes/year). Seventy-nine cases of PCI were observed; 58 (73.4%) were acute ESI/TI and 21 (26.6%) were exacerbations of chronic ESI/TI. Thirty-one (53.4%) acute PCIs were cured, 17 (29.3%) became persistent, and in 10 (17.2%) cases the PC was removed. In chronic ESI/TI, of the 21 exacerbations registered, in 12 cases (57.1%) conservative treatment was effective, while in 9 cases (42.9%) the PC was removed. We conclude that ESI/TIs are the most frequent type of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) infection and the more frequent cause of PC removal compared to peritonitis (p < 0.001). PC removal is more frequent in chronic than in acute ESI/TI (p < 0.005). The progression of infection towards the external and even the internal cuff is a poor prognostic sign. Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa were the most common causes of infection and the most serious infective agents, causing chronic infection or catheter removal. Clinical evaluation of ESI/TI can be helped significantly by ultrasound examination, which is 100% positive in chronic ESI/TI and not more than 52.1% positive in acute ESI/TI (p < 0.005).
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1197-8554
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
149-51
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Frequency of various types of peritoneal catheter infections and therapeutic outcome of treatment.
pubmed:affiliation
University Medical Center, Department of Nephrology, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article