{"title":"Gallbladder perforation: A rare cause of non-infectious peritonitis with yellow effluent.","authors":"Zeynep Ural, Galip Güz, Ülver Derici","doi":"10.1177/08968608251321918","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08968608251321918","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19969,"journal":{"name":"Peritoneal Dialysis International","volume":" ","pages":"8968608251321918"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143701041","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dirk Gijsbert Struijk, Elisabeth Wilhelmina Boeschoten
{"title":"Obituary Prof. Dr Raymond (Ray) T. Krediet.","authors":"Dirk Gijsbert Struijk, Elisabeth Wilhelmina Boeschoten","doi":"10.1177/08968608251329191","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08968608251329191","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19969,"journal":{"name":"Peritoneal Dialysis International","volume":" ","pages":"8968608251329191"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143658185","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reduction of peritoneal dialysis associated infections using a novel exit-site care practice.","authors":"Hila Soetendorp, Ayelet Grupper, Eyal Hazan, Asaf Wasserman, Doron Schwartz, Orit Kliuk-Ben Bassat","doi":"10.1177/08968608241270296","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08968608241270296","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Peritoneal dialysis (PD) related infections are a significant obstacle leading to PD discontinuation. Since catheter related infections (CRI), defined as exit site infections and/or tunnel infection, can progress to peritonitis, vigorous efforts are implemented in CRI prevention. Following an increased CRI rate in our institution, partially related to environmental organisms found in water distribution systems, we hypothesized that exit site care that includes prevention of water exposure-related pathogens may reduce CRI.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this prospective single center study, we compared a contemporary cohort consisting of PD patients who implemented the modified exit-site care protocol, mainly including water avoidance during shower with stoma bag usage and local Mupirocin ointment against a historical control group before the protocol implementation. The historical cohort was allowed water exposure and used local gentamicin ointment. The primary outcome was the development of a CRI. Secondary outcomes were PD associated peritonitis and infection related outcomes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There were 55 patients in contemporary cohort and 58 in historical group. The CRI rate was significantly lower in study group (0.11/episodes per patient year [EPP]) compared to control group (0.71 EPP), <i>p</i> < 0.001. A multivariate Cox regression analysis demonstrated a protective effect of being in the contemporary cohort compared to historical group (HR for first CRI = 12.0 95%CI: 4.0-35.7, <i>p</i> < 0.001). Peritonitis rate was significantly lower in contemporary cohort (0.19/EPP) compared to the historical group (0.40/EPP), <i>p</i> = 0.011. Transfer to hemodialysis was significantly lower in contemporary cohort than historical group (7.3% vs 31.0% in contemporary and historical group respectively, HR = 0.2, 95%CI; 0.05-0.6, <i>p</i> = 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>An exit site care protocol that includes water avoidance and local Mupirocin use reduced substantially both CRI and peritonitis rate in patients treated with PD.</p>","PeriodicalId":19969,"journal":{"name":"Peritoneal Dialysis International","volume":" ","pages":"113-120"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142110802","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A unique case of mesothelial cyst removal during peritoneal dialysis.","authors":"John Dotis, Antonia Kondou, Vasiliki Karava, Athina Papadopoulou, Pavlos Siolos, Pavlogiannis Konstantinos, Nikoleta Printza","doi":"10.1177/08968608241290582","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08968608241290582","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A peritoneal mesothelial cyst is a rare entity, commonly asymptomatic, which is usually detected as an incidental radiological finding and needs surgical intervention for complete removal. We present a unique case of a peritoneal simple mesothelial cyst that was removed accidentally during peritoneal dialysis in a pediatric patient.</p>","PeriodicalId":19969,"journal":{"name":"Peritoneal Dialysis International","volume":" ","pages":"128-130"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142472273","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lailiang Wang, Congping Xue, Beixia Zhu, Fangfang Zhou, Qun Luo
{"title":"The association between changes in muscle mass and function and mortality in individuals receiving peritoneal dialysis.","authors":"Lailiang Wang, Congping Xue, Beixia Zhu, Fangfang Zhou, Qun Luo","doi":"10.1177/08968608241288958","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08968608241288958","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background/objective: </strong>Data in terms of how dynamic changes of muscle mass and function affect mortality in end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients undergoing dialysis have led to inconclusive results. The main goal of this research was to determine the association between dynamic deterioration of muscle mass and function and all-cause mortality in ESKD patient on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Eligible ESKD patients on CAPD were prospectively included, and followed up at 3-month intervals in the tertiary care center for 2 years. Dynamic deterioration of muscle mass and function during a 12-month follow-up period before patients enrolled was the exposure of interest. The deterioration of muscle mass and function was identified utilizing the criteria set by the Asian Working Group on Sarcopenia in 2019 (AWGS 2019). Primary outcome was defined as the all-cause mortality during the next 2-year follow-up period. Kaplan-Meier analysis with log-rank test was used to compare overall survival between groups. Association of dynamic deterioration of muscle mass and function with all-cause mortality was examined by employing Cox proportional hazards models. A sensitivity analysis was also conducted to examine whether the potential association was modified.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 217 eligible patients on CAPD were included. The prevalence of dynamic deterioration of muscle mass and function was 42.9% (93/217), of which that evolving to sarcopenia (nonsevere sarcopenia or severe sarcopenia) from nonsarcopenia was 24.9% (54/217) and that evolving to severe sarcopenia from nonsevere sarcopenia was 18.0% (39/217). A total of 35.0% (76/217) participants died during the 2-year follow-up period, of which the group with deterioration of muscle mass and function was 50.5% (47/93), and the group without deterioration was 23.4% (29/124), with an absolute difference of 27.1% (95%CI 14.5%-39.7%). Kaplan-Meier survival curve revealed that the participants with dynamic deterioration of muscle mass and function had a worse survival rate than those without deterioration (log-rank test, χ<sup>2 </sup>= 17.46, <i>p </i>< 0.001). After adjustment for potential confounding factors, the dynamic deterioration of muscle mass and function was still significantly associated with increased risk of all-cause mortality (hazard ratio [HR] = 2.40, 95%CI 1.44-4.00, <i>p </i>= 0.001). In sensitivity analysis, the relationship between dynamic deterioration of muscle mass and function (nonsarcopenia to sarcopenia <i>vs</i> without deterioration) and all-cause mortality was consistent (HR = 4.01, 95%CI 2.22-7.22, <i>p </i>< 0.001). Nevertheless, no significant relationship was found in participants who evolved to severe sarcopenia from nonsevere sarcopenia (HR = 1.41, 95%CI 0.72-2.74, <i>p </i>= 0.313).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This research demonstrated a significant association between dynami","PeriodicalId":19969,"journal":{"name":"Peritoneal Dialysis International","volume":" ","pages":"84-92"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142472286","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sophie Gaube, David Clark, Dylan Cooper, Annie-Claire Nadeau-Fredette, Amanda Vinson, Karthik Tennankore
{"title":"Impact of frailty on mortality and transfer to hemodialysis after peritoneal dialysis initiation.","authors":"Sophie Gaube, David Clark, Dylan Cooper, Annie-Claire Nadeau-Fredette, Amanda Vinson, Karthik Tennankore","doi":"10.1177/08968608241274095","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08968608241274095","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Frailty is associated with poor outcomes for patients on dialysis; however, dedicated studies among incident peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients are lacking. This study aims to determine the association between frailty and mortality/transfer to hemodialysis (HD) among incident PD patients and identify whether dialysis modality (PD vs. HD) modifies the association of frailty and mortality following dialysis initiation.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A single center retrospective cohort of incident PD and HD patients was analyzed from 2009 to 2020 (last follow-up December 2021). The first version of the clinical frailty scale (CFS) ranging from 1, very fit, to 7, severely frail, was used to characterize patient frailty at dialysis initiation. Time to death/transfer to HD was analyzed using multivariable Cox Survival analyses. Patients were censored at transplant/last follow-up. Dialysis modality was evaluated as a potential effect modifier on the impact of frailty on mortality.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 253 patients who initiated PD, 182 had completed CFS scores. Mean age at dialysis initiation was 63 ± 13 years and mean CFS score was 3 ± 1. There were 42 deaths and 69 instances of transfer to HD over 379 patient-years at risk. Vulnerable/frail patients (CFS ≥ 4) had a two-fold increase in the adjusted relative hazard for death/transfer to HD (HR 2.04, 95% CI [1.10-3.77]). Incident dialysis modality did not modify the association between frailty and mortality.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>A higher severity of frailty at PD initiation is associated with both mortality/transfer to HD and mortality alone, and the association between frailty and mortality is not modified by dialysis modality.</p>","PeriodicalId":19969,"journal":{"name":"Peritoneal Dialysis International","volume":" ","pages":"74-83"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142133448","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Emergency shortages of PD solutions in the United States: How can we be better prepared in the future?","authors":"Suzanne Watnick, Rajnish Mehrotra","doi":"10.1177/08968608251313959","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08968608251313959","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19969,"journal":{"name":"Peritoneal Dialysis International","volume":" ","pages":"67-69"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143009593","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Outcomes of peritoneal dialysis in cirrhosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Poemlarp Mekraksakit, Supawadee Suppadungsuk, Charat Thongprayoon, Jing Miao, Natnicha Leelaviwat, Jerapas Thongpiya, Fawad Qureshi, Iasmina M Craici, Wisit Cheungpasitporn","doi":"10.1177/08968608241237401","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08968608241237401","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Cirrhosis and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) are significant global health concerns, contributing to high mortality and morbidity. Haemodialysis (HD) is frequently used to treat ESKD in patients with cirrhosis. However, it often presents challenges such as haemodynamic instability during dialysis sessions, leading to less than optimal outcomes. Peritoneal dialysis (PD), while less commonly used in cirrhotic patients, raises concerns about the risks of peritonitis and mortality. Our systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess outcomes in PD patients with cirrhosis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We executed a comprehensive search in Ovid MEDLINE, EMBASE and Cochrane databases up to 25 September 2023. The search focused on identifying studies examining mortality and other clinical outcomes in ESKD patients with cirrhosis receiving PD or HD. In addition, we sought studies comparing PD outcomes in cirrhosis patients to those without cirrhosis. Data from each study were aggregated using a random-effects model and the inverse-variance method.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Our meta-analysis included a total of 13 studies with 15,089 patients. Seven studies compared ESKD patients on PD with liver cirrhosis (2753 patients) against non-cirrhosis patients (9579 patients). The other six studies provided data on PD (824 patients) versus HD (1943 patients) in patients with cirrhosis and ESKD. The analysis revealed no significant difference in mortality between PD and HD in ESKD patients with cirrhosis (pooled odds ratio (OR) of 0.77; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.53-1.14). In PD patients with cirrhosis, the pooled OR for peritonitis compared to non-cirrhosis patients was 1.10 (95% CI: 1.03-1.18). The pooled ORs for hernia and chronic hypotension in cirrhosis patients compared to non-cirrhosis controls were 2.48 (95% CI: 0.08-73.04) and 17.50 (95% CI: 1.90-161.11), respectively. The pooled OR for transitioning from PD to HD among cirrhotic patients was 1.71 (95% CI: 0.76-3.85). Mortality in cirrhosis patients on PD was comparable to non-cirrhosis controls, with a pooled OR of 1.05 (95% CI: 0.53-2.10).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our meta-analysis demonstrates that PD provides comparable mortality outcomes to HD in ESKD patients with cirrhosis. In addition, the presence of cirrhosis does not significantly elevate the risk of mortality among patients undergoing PD. While there is a higher incidence of chronic hypotension and a slightly increased risk of peritonitis in cirrhosis patients on PD compared to those without cirrhosis, the risks of hernia and the need to transition from PD to HD are comparable between both groups. These findings suggest PD as a viable and effective treatment option for ESKD patients with cirrhosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":19969,"journal":{"name":"Peritoneal Dialysis International","volume":" ","pages":"93-105"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140958757","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Empyema associated with peritoneal dialysis peritonitis.","authors":"Yao-Ko Wen","doi":"10.1177/08968608241241180","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08968608241241180","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A 65-year-old woman on peritoneal dialysis (PD) was admitted due to abdominal pain with cloudy PD effluent. The white blood cell count in PD effluent was 5860/µL with 85% polymorphonuclear neutrophils. Therefore, she was clinically diagnosed with peritonitis. The cultures of PD effluent were negative. Initial abdominal computed tomography did not find suggest any intraabdominal pathology. The patient was treated with empirical intraperitoneal antibiotics. Because abdominal pain with cloudy PD effluent persisted, the PD catheter was removed eventually. The culture of the removed PD catheter grew <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i>. However, intermittent fever was noted over the following days and empyema developed approximately 2 weeks after PD catheter removal. The culture of pleural fluid also grew <i>K. pneumoniae</i>. Another computed tomography revealed multiple intraabdominal abscesses that was assumed to come from a complication of PD-associated peritonitis. We postulate that the empyema might be caused by transdiaphragmatic extension of the intraabdominal abscesses into the pleural space.</p>","PeriodicalId":19969,"journal":{"name":"Peritoneal Dialysis International","volume":" ","pages":"124-127"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141162245","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jennifer M MacRae, Trinity A Tam, Tyrone Harrison, Oksana Harasemiw, Clara Bohm, Paul N Bennett, Nancy Verdin, Nicki Scholes-Robertson, Madeleine Warren, Stephanie Thompson
{"title":"Exercise perceptions and practices of people receiving peritoneal dialysis: An international cross-sectional survey.","authors":"Jennifer M MacRae, Trinity A Tam, Tyrone Harrison, Oksana Harasemiw, Clara Bohm, Paul N Bennett, Nancy Verdin, Nicki Scholes-Robertson, Madeleine Warren, Stephanie Thompson","doi":"10.1177/08968608241237686","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08968608241237686","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Low physical activity and functional impairment are prevalent and unaddressed in people receiving peritoneal dialysis (PD). Exercise has been shown to improve physical function and mental health for people with kidney disease.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Cross-sectional descriptive survey aimed at identifying the exercise and physical activity perceptions and practice patterns of people receiving PD. The survey was developed and pretested with persons living with kidney disease, PD clinicians and exercise specialists.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There were 108 respondents (people receiving PD) with the majority from Canada (68%) and the United Kingdom (25%). Seventy-one per cent were engaged in physical activity two or more times per week. Most (91.8%) believed that physical activity is beneficial, and 61.7% reported healthcare provider discussion about physical activity. Perceptions regarding weightlifting restrictions varied: 76% were told not to lift weight with a maximum amount ranging from 2 kg to 45 kg. Few (28%) were instructed to drain PD fluid prior to physical activity. Mixed advice regarding swimming ability was common (44% were told they could swim and 44% were told they should not).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Knowledge gaps suggest that education for both healthcare providers and patients is needed regarding the practice of exercise for people living with PD. Common areas of confusion include the maximum weight a person should lift, whether exercise was safe with or without intrabdominal PD fluid in situ and whether swimming is allowed. Further research is needed to provide patients with evidence-based recommendations rather than defaulting to restricting activity.</p>","PeriodicalId":19969,"journal":{"name":"Peritoneal Dialysis International","volume":" ","pages":"106-112"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140336504","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}