Peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis: an analysis of risk factors in Northeast Anatolia

Keles M., Cetinkaya R., UYANIK A., ACEMOĞLU H., Eroglu F., UYANIK M. H.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.40, sa.4, ss.643-650, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 40 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3906/sag-1001-555
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.643-650
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aim: Peritonitis is almost the most frequent complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD). Besides being the most frequent reason of hospitalization, peritonitis is also the most important determining factor of mortality-morbidity and technique survival among PD patients. In this study, it was aimed to identify the risk factors for peritonitis in these patients.