The Use of an Indwelling Peritoneal Catheter in the Treatment of Chronic Renal Failure

Peritonitis

“…However, it may be associated with two major complications: the formation of fibrin clots, which may interfere with catheter function [18], and the formation of peritoneal adhesions, which may render the peritoneum unsuitable for dialysis [46]. However, it may be associated with two major complications: the formation of fibrin clots, which may interfere with catheter function [18], and the formation of peritoneal adhesions, which may render the peritoneum unsuitable for dialysis [46].…”

“…Abscess formation is an infrequent complication of intra-abdominal sepsis in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis[1-3, [9][10][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][29][30][31]. Altemeier [58] and, later, Onderdonk [59,60] demonstrated that intra-abdominal abscess formation appeared to be related to a synergy between anaerobes and facultative bacteria, in which anaerobes are the dominant isolate.…”