Prevention of infection in peritoneal dialysis - Meriam Khadhar

Peritoneal dialysis is one of the methods of extrarenal purification in patients with end-stage renal disease and receiving replacement therapy.In 2015, estimates suggest that 272,000 people are on peritoneal dialysis worldwide about 11% of the dialysis population. Infectious complications are the most feared complications of this technique. There are two main types of infections: infections of the catheter outlet and infections of the dialysis fluid. These peritonitises occur essentially as a result..