ArticleInternational urology and nephrology2022
Changes before and after COVID-19 pandemic on the personal hygiene behaviors and incidence of peritonitis in peritoneal-dialysis patients: a multi-center retrospective study.
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Abstract
backgroundThe impact of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and its influence on personal hygiene behaviors and peritonitis rate in peritoneal-dialysis patients is unknown.
methodsA multi-center retrospective study was conducted. We reviewed all the cases of peritoneal-dialysis (PD) patients from four major PD centers in Wuhan before and after COVID-19. There were 567 patients enrolled in total. Information was collected on personal hygiene behaviors, basic clinical characteristics, lab results, peritonitis details. We used Chi-square analysis to compare the personal hygiene behaviors, and used Chi-square goodness-of-fit analysis to compare the peritonitis rates before and after COVID-19. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the risk factors for peritonitis rate.
resultsThere were no significant differences on peritonitis rates in six-month period before and after COVID-19 (p = 0.0756, Fig. 2 and Table 3). But Gram-positive infections decreased dramatically (p = 0.0041, Table 4). Personal hygiene behaviors such as length of time for washing hands when performing PD treatment, the frequency of washing hands before PD treatment and six general behaviors had significant differences (P < 0.05 Table 2). The multivariate logistic regression analysis showed never washing hands before PD treatment and serum albumin level were the risk factors of peritonitis during COVID-19 (OR 14.408, 95%CI 3.930 -52.821, P = 0.0002; OR 4.681, 95% CI 1.755 -12.485, P = 0.002, Table 5).
conclusionsThe COVID-19 pandemic had a significant positive influence on personal hygiene behaviors. Peritonitis rate did not significantly decrease but Gram-positive infections dramatically decreased. Never hand washing before PD treatment and serum albumin were the risk factors for peritonitis. We should emphasize hand washing before PD treatment in training and re-training program.
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