Naslov
The epidemiology of peritoneal-dialysis-related peritonitis in Clinical hospital Split, Croatia

Autori
Ćurković, Matija ; Ljutic, Dragan ; Kovačić, Vedran ; Radić, Josipa ; Radić, Mislav ; Šain, Milenka ; Jeličić, Ivo

Izvornik
Acta medica Croatica. Supplement (1331-1638) 62 (2008); 140-140

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, kongresno priopćenje, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
peritoneal dialysis; peritonitis; epidemiology

Sažetak
INTRODUCTION: Continuous (CAPD) is important mode of renal replacement ambulatory peritoneal dialysis therapy in patients reaching end-stage renal disease. Peritoneal-dialysis-related peritonitis is the most frequent cause of morbidity and is among the leading causes of technique failure. Our objective was to assess some epidemiological and demographic aspects of peritoneal-dialysis-related peritonitis in population of uremic patients treated with CAPD in Clinical Hospital Split, Croatia. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Subjects in this investigation were 112 (57 females and 55 males) out hospital patients of Dispensary for peritoneal dialysis of the Internal clinic of University Hospital Split, Croatia in period from 1999 to 2006 treated with CAPD. Average participant age was 58, 35&#177; 14, 25 (range 23 - 89) years. Mean dialysis treatment time was 4, 22&#177; 2, 28 (range 1 - 9) years. RESULTS: There was at least one episode of acute peritonitis in 52 patients (46, 4%). Mean number of peritonitis episodes per subject was 1, 03&#177; 1, 65 (range 0 -11). (Table 1). Among 52 subjects with peritonitis episode there were 31 male (59, 6%), and 21 female (40, 4%), this distribution was statistically significant (&#967; 2=4, 289 ; p=0, 030). There was statistically significant positive correlation between time on dialysis treatment and number of peritonitis episodes (r=0.47, p<0.001). We could not find significant correlation between numbers of peritonitis and age (r=0, 088, p =0, 17). Differences between the groups of subjects with peritonitis episodes and without peritonitis episodes are demonstrated as the Table 2. CONCLUSION: Peritoneal-dialysis-related peritonitis has relative high incidence among our CAPD-population, and 46, 4% of subject experienced at least one episode of peritonitis. We demonstrated male sex and duration of dialysis treatment as risk factors for peritonitis occurrence.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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