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The proposed nomogram demonstrated strong predictive accuracy and clinical usefulness, offering a valuable tool for early identification and intervention in peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis.

Peritonitis rates among Medicare patients initiating peritoneal dialysis in outpatient and hospital settings fell between 2009 and 2018, data show.

Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) is a modality of renal replacement therapy in many situations presenting a better alternative to hemodialysis. Abnormally high peritoneal protein ...

Objective The aim of this study was to report the prevalence of peritonitis and mortality in patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) treated with chronic peritoneal dialysis (PD) in Africa.

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The following is a summary of “Peritoneal Dialysis–Associated Peritonitis Trends Using Medicare Claims Data, 2013-2017,” published in the February 2023 issue of the Kidney Diseases by Young et al.

Peritoneal dialysis (PD)-associated peritonitis rates have decreased over time, according to a study published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases. Eric W. Young, MD, and colleagues conducted a ...

A claims-based approach identified difference in peritonitis risk by race and age, although rates have dropped over time.

From 2013-2017, rates of peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis based on Medicare fee-for-service claims data declined by 5% per year from 0.61 episode per patient-year in 2013 to 0.49 in 2017.

Emerging evidence supports the overarching hypothesis that a more physiological approach to administering dialysis therapy, including in the home through home hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis, may ...