The effect of rural and urban life on peritonitis rates in chronic peritoneal patients.

Erdem Çankaya Murat Altunok Aycan Mutlu Yağanoğlu

Published in: Renal failure (2023)

In Turkey, we report that living in a rural area in our region is not a risk factor for peritonitis. It is not the right approach for both the physician and the patient to be reluctant in the choice of PD due to the concern of peritonitis in rural areas.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
south africa
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
emergency department
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
case report
drug induced