Pre-Peritoneal Dialysis Peritonitis After Saline Infusion Sonohysterogram in a Patient With an Embedded Catheter: A Case Report.

Alexandre CosmatosBrendan McCormickBrian BlewPierre Antoine Brown

Published in: Canadian journal of kidney health and disease (2023)

This case report serves as a good reminder that physicians should keep in mind the possibility of peritonitis in patients with embedded PD catheters. As these patients are also at risk of infections, antibiotic prophylaxis should be used in patients with embedded catheters in the same way it is used for PD patients prior to obstetrical, gynecological, or gastrointestinal procedures.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
peritoneal dialysis
chronic kidney disease
case report
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
prognostic factors
primary care