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ArticleInternational urology and nephrology2018

Benefit of an operating vehicle preventing peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis patients: a retrospective, case-controlled study.

Pan Fang, Jia Lu, Ying-Hong Liu, Hong-Mei Deng, Lei Zhang, Hong-Qing Zhang

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Article in International urology and nephrology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Pan FangDepartment of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 139 Renmin Road, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China.
Jia LuDepartment of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 139 Renmin Road, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China.
Ying-Hong LiuDepartment of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 139 Renmin Road, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China.
Hong-Mei DengDepartment of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 139 Renmin Road, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China.
Lei ZhangDepartment of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 139 Renmin Road, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China.
Hong-Qing ZhangDepartment of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 139 Renmin Road, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China. zhqgf2005@csu.edu.cn.
Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University · CNCentral South University · CN

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Abstract

backgroundPeritonitis, which is one of the leading complications of peritoneal dialysis (PD) worldwide, severely affected morbidity and mortality of the PD patients. Although many efforts have been made to prevent PD-related peritonitis, it seems impossible to prevent it completely. Many causes have been reported to lead to peritonitis, and contamination during bag exchange is one of the important risk factors for peritonitis.

methodsHere, we introduce an operating vehicle, which we invented to provide a sterile and safe space for bag exchange. A single-center, retrospective, case-control study was undertaken to determine whether this operating vehicle has a protective role in preventing peritonitis. In total, 462 continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients were included in this study from October 2014 to March 2017. According to their personal will, these patients chose to use operating vehicle or traditional method during their bag exchange. The demographic, clinical and laboratory data of these patients in the two groups were collected, analyzed and compared.

resultsOf 462 patients with home dialysis, operating vehicle group consisted of 61 patients, and control group consisted of 401 patients. In the control group, over 677 patient-years, peritonitis occurred in 69 of 401 patients (17.2%), while in the operating vehicle group, over 60 patient-years, only 4 of 61 patients (6.6%) had episodes of peritonitis. The number of patients suffered from peritonitis was significantly decreased in the operating vehicle group (P = 0.034). Besides, there were a total of 99 episodes of peritonitis, and the rate was 1 episode every 7.2 patient-years in control group and 1 episode every 12 patient-years in the operating vehicle group. There was significant difference between the two groups (0.013). Positive dialysate cultures were obtained in majority of the peritonitis episodes (60.6%).

conclusionOperating vehicle might help to reduce PD-related peritonitis by preventing contamination during bag exchange. Further studies are still needed to demonstrate the protective role of the operating vehicle in preventing peritonitis.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCase-Control StudiesChinaFemaleHumansIncidenceKidney DiseasesMaleMiddle AgedPatient PreferencePeritoneal Dialysis, Continuous AmbulatoryPeritonitisRetrospective StudiesBag exchangeOperating vehiclePeritoneal dialysisPeritonitisPreventing infection

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