Peritonitis and catheter exit-site infection in patients on peritoneal dialysis at home

Objective: to analyze the complications related to peritonitis and catheter exit-site infections, in patients on peritoneal dialysis at home.Method: quantitative and cross-sectional study, carried out with 90 patients on peritoneal dialysis at home, in a municipality in the Northeast region of Brazi...

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Main Authors: Ana Cristina Freire Abud, Luciana Kusumota, Manoel Antônio dos Santos, Flávia Fernanda Luchetti Rodrigues, Marta Maria Coelho Damasceno, Maria Lúcia Zanetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2015-10-01
Series:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692015000500902&lng=en&tlng=en