Diagnosis And Management Of Complications Of Peritoneal Dialysis Related Peritonitis

This book is unique in addressing the management and complications of PD-related peritonitis to reduce morbidity and mortality. It addresses the measures to prevent peritonitis, types of tools used for diagnosis, including molecular techniques, the focus of microbiologists for educating peers, catheter-related issues such as catheter care, exit site, and tunnel infection, catheter removal, reimplantation techniques, nurses' role, nutrition aspects, surgical methods and pediatric peritoneal dialysis, peritonitis with its uniqueness in detail. Each chapter starts with a case scenario and pictures related to the branch by the contributors' experience. This book is helpful for physicians, nurses, technicians, microbiologists, ID trainees and consultants, nephrology trainees, nephrologists, and surgeons involved in PD care.