Regional variation in the treatment and prevention of peritoneal dialysis-related infections in the Peritoneal Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study

Peritoneal dialysis (PD)-related infections lead to significant morbidity. The International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis (ISPD) guidelines for the prevention and treatment of PD-related infections are based on variable evidence. We describe practice patterns across facilities participating in th...

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Published in:Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation dialysis, transplantation, 2019-12, Vol.34 (12), p.2118-2126
Main Authors: Boudville, Neil, Johnson, David W, Zhao, Junhui, Bieber, Brian A, Pisoni, Ronald L, Piraino, Beth, Bernardini, Judith, Nessim, Sharon J, Ito, Yasuhiko, Woodrow, Graham, Brown, Fiona, Collins, John, Kanjanabuch, Talerngsak, Szeto, Cheuk-Chun, Perl, Jeffrey
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Antibiotic Prophylaxis
Bacteria - drug effects
Bacteria - isolation & purification
Bacterial Infections - etiology
Bacterial Infections - pathology
Bacterial Infections - prevention & control
Catheters, Indwelling - adverse effects
Catheters, Indwelling - microbiology
Female
Humans
International Agencies
Male
Middle Aged
Original
Peritoneal Dialysis - adverse effects
Peritonitis - etiology
Peritonitis - pathology
Peritonitis - prevention & control
Practice Patterns, Physicians' - standards
Practice Patterns, Physicians' - statistics & numerical data
Prognosis
Prospective Studies
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Summary:Peritoneal dialysis (PD)-related infections lead to significant morbidity. The International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis (ISPD) guidelines for the prevention and treatment of PD-related infections are based on variable evidence. We describe practice patterns across facilities participating in the Peritoneal Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (PDOPPS). PDOPPS, a prospective cohort study, enrolled nationally representative samples of PD patients in Australia/New Zealand (ANZ), Canada, Thailand, Japan, the UK and the USA. Data on PD-related infection prevention and treatment practices across facilities were obtained from a survey of medical directors'. A total of 170 centers, caring for >11 000 patients, were included. The proportion of facilities reporting antibiotic administration at the time of PD catheter insertion was lowest in the USA (63%) and highest in Canada and the UK (100%). Exit-site antimicrobial prophylaxis was variably used across countries, with Japan (4%) and Thailand (28%) having the lowest proportions. Exit-site mupirocin was the predominant exit-site prophylactic strategy in ANZ (56%), Canada (50%) and the UK (47%), while exit-site aminoglycosides were more common in the USA (72%). Empiric Gram-positive peritonitis treatment with vancomycin was most common in the UK (88%) and USA (83%) compared with 10-45% elsewhere. Empiric Gram-negative peritonitis treatment with aminoglycoside therapy was highest in ANZ (72%) and the UK (77%) compared with 10-45% elsewhere. Variation in PD-related infection prevention and treatment strategies exist across countries with limited uptake of ISPD guideline recommendations. Further work will aim to understand the impact these differences have on the wide variation in infection risk between facilities and other clinically relevant PD outcomes.
ISSN:0931-0509
1460-2385
DOI:10.1093/ndt/gfy204