Peritonitis Prevention After Insertion of Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter.
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2023-12-31
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
An intraperitoneal implanted catheter is always necessary to perform Peritoneal Dialysis.
Catheter insertion has been associated with infectious complication such as Exit Site
Infection (ESI), Tunnel Infection and Peritonitis. The last one may lead to loss of the
technique because the need of catheter removal. Most of international guidelines recommends
the use of prophylactic antibiotics. Different protocols has been used, mostly intravenous
single injection before the procedure. For the last 25 years our unit gives a single
intraperitoneal dose of Cefazolin immediately after the catheter insertion. The aim of this
study is compare the effect of a pre- operative IV dose os Cefazolin with a post- procedure
intraperitoneal single dose administration of the same drug.