Table 5.
Complications related with peritoneal dialysis.
| 1. PD-related infections* | 41 (16.9) |
| Peritonitis | |
| Peritonitis history* | 142 (58.7) |
| Peritonitis episodes (3 or more) * | 50 (20.7) |
| Total number of peritonitis attacks (n) | 297 |
| Peritonitis rate (episodes per patients-year)*** | 0.18 (0–14.9) |
| Tunnel infection* | 9 (3.7) |
| Exit-site of infection* | 5 (2.1) |
| 2. Mechanical complications* | 52 (21.4) |
| Obesity* | 79 (32.6) |
| Hernia* | 18 (7.4) |
| Drainage problem* | 17 (7.0) |
| Ultrafiltration failure* | 6 (2.5) |
| Dialysis failure* | 5 (2.5) |
| Encapsulated sclerosing peritonitis* | 3 (1.2) |
| Dialysate leakage* | 2 (0.8) |
| Ileus* | 1 (0.4) |
PD: Peritoneal dialysis, *n (%), *** median (range).