Time until treatment initiation is associated with catheter survival in peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis

Abstract For peritonitis, a serious complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD), we investigated the relation between duration from the sign (PD effluent abnormalities) to treatment with appropriate antibiotics (ST time) and catheter removal. For 62 PD hospital patients, data of PD-related peritonitis...

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Main Authors: Rikako Oki, Shiho Tsuji, Yoshifumi Hamasaki, Yohei Komaru, Yoshihisa Miyamoto, Ryo Matsuura, Daisuke Yamada, Kent Doi, Haruki Kume, Masaomi Nangaku
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86071-y