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Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica
Print version ISSN 1726-4634
Abstract
PINEDA-BORJA, Vanessa; ANDRADE-SANTIVANEZ, Carolina; ARCE-GOMEZ, Gustavo and RABANAL, Cristian León. Peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis patients from a hospital in Lima, Peru. Rev. perú. med. exp. salud publica [online]. 2020, vol.37, n.3, pp.521-526. ISSN 1726-4634. http://dx.doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2020.373.4744.
In order to determine the rate and factors related to peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients treated at a hospital in Lima, Peru; a retrospective single-cohort study was conducted during the period 2014-2016. All patients diagnosed with chronic renal disease from the PD program at the Cayetano Heredia Hospital were included. The incidence rate of peritonitis was estimated and a bivariate analysis was performed to assess related factors. A total of 73 patients were included. The incidence rate of peritonitis was 0.60 episodes per patient per year; 46.7% of the cultures were positive and the most common isolated germ was S. aureus. Lower albumin and hematocrit values were found to be related to peritonitis. In this study, the incidence rate of peritonitis and negative cultures were found to be higher than the internationally estimated rate.
Keywords : Peritonitis; Peritoneal Dialysis; Risk Factors.