Journal article
Peritonitis in Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis {CAPD): A Multi-Centre Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing the Y Connector Disinfectant System to Standard Systems
Abstract
Sixty-one new continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients were allocated to a Y connector-disinfectant (Amuchina, Italy) and 63 to standard systems (Baxter Systems II & III) in a randomized clinical trial addressing peritonitis rates in 8 CAPD programs in 6 Canadian cities. In the Y connector-disinfectant group, 15 patients experienced 21 episodes of peritonitis in 452 15 patients experienced 21 episodes of peritonitis in 452 …
Authors
Churchil ON; Taylor OW; Vas SI; Oreopoulos OG; Bettcher KB; Fenton SSA; Fine A; Lavoie S; Page O; Wu G
Journal
Advances in Peritoneal Dialysis, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 159–163
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
7 1989
DOI
10.1177/089686088900900304
ISSN
1197-8554