Table 5.
Final outcome of peritonitis in children with RP versus non-RP
| Outcome | RP |
Non-RP |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PD Continued | PD Discontinued |
Total RP (n [%]) | PD Continued | PD Discontinued |
Total Non-RP (n [%])a | |||
| Temporary | Permanent | Temporary | Permanent | |||||
| Full functional recovery | 35 | 3 | 0 | 38 (73.1) | 385 | 6 | 0 | 391 (90.9)b |
| Ultrafiltration problems | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 (13.5) | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 (2.1)c |
| Adhesions | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 (7.7) | 2 | 0 | 9 | 11 (2.6) |
| Uncontrolled infection | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 (1.9) | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 (2.6) |
| Secondary fungal peritonitis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0.0) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 (0.9) |
| General therapy failure | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 (3.9) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 (0.9) |
| Total (n [%]) | 39 (75.0) | 4 (7.7) | 9 (17.3)d | 52 (100.0) | 392 (91.2) | 8 (1.9) | 30 (6.9) | 430 (100.0) |
a
Follow-up not available for eight patients with non-RP because of kidney transplantation within 4 weeks of onset of peritonitis.
b
P < 0.0001, RP versus non-RP.
c
P = 0.0084, RP versus non-RP.
d
P < 0.05, RP versus. non-RP.