Comparison of exit site infection and peritonitis incidences between povidone-iodine and normal saline use for chronic exit site care in peritoneal dialysis patients

• Những tác giả chính: Su Mi Lee (Tác giả), Hwa Seong Nam (Tác giả), Eu Gene Jeong (Tác giả), Young Ki Son (Tác giả), Seong Eun Kim (Tác giả), Won Suk An (Tác giả)
• Định dạng: Sách
• Được phát hành: The Korean Society of Nephrology, 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Những chủ đề: article
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Background: Catheter-related exit site infection is a major risk factor for the development of peritonitis and can contribute to failure of treatment maintenance in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. Although povidone-iodine can be used for exit site care, the irritation induced by the local applica...