Table 3.
Patient and peritoneal dialysis characteristics of children with and without peritonitis
| Peritoneal Catheters, n (%) | Total, n=857 | Peritonitis, n=266 | No Peritonitis, n=591 | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gastrostomy tube | 290 (38.5) | 122 (49.4) | 168 (33.2) | <0.001 |
| Colostomy | 14 (1.9) | 7 (2.8) | 7 (1.4) | 0.25 |
| Vesicostomy/stoma | 64 (8.5) | 25 (10.1) | 39 (7.7) | 0.27 |
| Incontinence | 334 (44.4) | 203 (40.1) | 131 (53.0) | <0.001 |
| Touch contamination | 194 (25.8) | 104 (42.1) | 90 (17.8) | <0.001 |
| Patient performs PD themselves | 241 (32.0) | 78 (31.6) | 163 (32.2) | 0.86 |
| Orientation | <0.01 | |||
| Lateral | 338 (44.6) | 106 (44.5) | 232 (44.6) | |
| Downward | 390 (51.5) | 115 (48.3) | 275 (52.9) | |
| Upward | 30 (3.9) | 17 (7.1) | 13 (2.5) | |
| Cuffs | 0.27 | |||
| One | 201 (26.7) | 63 (26.8) | 138 (26.6) | |
| Two | 552 (73.3) | 172 (73.2) | 380 (73.4) | |
| Tunnel | 0.46 | |||
| Swan neck | 510 (68.6) | 153 (66.8) | 357 (69.5) | |
| Straight | 209 (28.1) | 66 (28.8) | 143 (27.8) | |
| Other | 24 (3.2) | 10 (4.4) | 14 (2.7) | |
| Intra-abdominal configuration | 0.11 | |||
| Curled | 707 (94.1) | 226 (96.2) | 481 (93.2) | |
| Straight | 44 (5.9) | 9 (3.8) | 35 (6.8) | |
| Adapter | 0.004 | |||
| Plastic/other | 272 (35.7) | 107 (44.4) | 165 (31.7) | |
| Titanium | 489 (64.3) | 134 (55.6) | 355 (68.3) |
Percentages are on the basis of total number of nonmissing values. PD, peritoneal dialysis.