2024 – Peritoneal Dialysis

RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF CULTURE-NEGATIVE PERITONITIS AT WESTERN RENAL SERVICES Mr Jadon Yang1, Dr Jurgita Juone2,3, Dr Kamal Sud4,5,6, Dr Lukas Kairaitis1,4, Dr Katrina Chau1,4 1School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, Australia, 2Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania, 3Vilnius...

DIALYSATE POTASSIUM LOSS CONTRIBUTES TO HYPOKALEMIA IN PD PATIENTS Dr Surjit Tarafdar1,2,3, Associate Professor LUKAS KAIRAITIS1,2, Dr JOHN LEE1,2, Dr KATRINA  CHAU1,2, Dr MIRNA VUCAK-DZUMHUR1,2,4,5,7, Dr RONALD CASTELINO1,6, Dr CUN PHANG1 1Blacktown Hospital, Sydney, Australia, 2Blacktown Clinical School, School of...

PERITONEAL DIALYSIS IN PATIENTS WITH TRANS-ABDOMINAL LINES: A CASE SERIES VINCENT WONG1, SOPHIE O’BRIEN1, KEE WHYE CHIN1, DANA FORCEY1, SCOTT WILSON1 1Department of Renal Medicine, Alfred Health, , Australia Background: Trans-abdominal lines, with or without background immunosuppression, have long been considered...

THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES (PROMS) AND TRADITIONAL DIALYSIS ADEQUACY MEASURES IN PERITONEAL DIALYSIS (PD) PATIENTS Dr Aruni Malaweera1, Dr  Louis Huang1, Professor Lawrence McMahon1 1Department of Renal Medicine, Eastern Health, Box Hill, Australia Aim: To assess the association between patient-reported...

BLISTERING SKIN IN A PATIENT ON PERITONEAL DIALYSIS Miss Stephanie Lam1, A/Prof Rajesh Raj1 1Launceston General Hospital, Launceston, Australia Background: Patients with advanced kidney disease can accumulate porphyrins due to poor excretion through urine or via dialysis. Iron overload can also...

OBSERVATIONAL STUDY ON PERITONEAL DIALYSATE FLUSH VOLUMES AND ITS IMPACT ON PERITONITIS EPISODES Dr Chau Joey Lam1 1Northern Health, Epping, Australia, 2Melbourne Health, Melbourne, Australia Aim: To determine the impact of higher dialysate flush volumes prior to sampling on peritoneal dialysis...

HYPOKALAEMIA AND PERITONEAL DIALYSIS- RELATED PERITONITIS: ASSOCIATION, RISK FACTORS AND OUTCOMES Dr Shabana kalla1,2, Prof David Johnson1,2, Dr  Christine Chang1, Marguerite Conley1, Lauren Jaffrey1, Prof Carmel Hawley1,2, Dr  Carolyn  van Eps1,2, Associate Prof Yeoungjee Cho1,2 1Princess Alexandra Hospital, Queensland Health,...

ANTICOAGULATION USE IN PERITONEAL DIALYSIS PATIENTS WITHIN THE WESTERN RENAL SERVICE Dr Sumedh Jayanti1,2, Dr Mirna Vucak-Dzumhur1 1Department of Renal Medicine, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia, 2University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia Aim: This study aimed to evaluate current anticoagulation patterns and associated...

PERITONEAL DIALYSIS WITH LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE: A CASE STUDY Dr Andrea Huang1,3, Dr Jolene Ng1,3, Sister Monica  Bexton3, Sister Lisa Paquin3, Dr  Namrata Khanal3, Dr  Jeffrey Wong1, Professor Jacob Sevastos2,3, Dr James Tang2,3 1Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, Australia, 2Notre Dame...

A 10 YEAR ANZDATA ANALYSIS OF PERITONEAL DIALYSIS TECHNIQUE SURVIVAL Dr Jarrad Hopkins1,2,3, Ms Annie Conway2,3, Professor  Stephen McDonald1,2,3 1Central And Northern Adelaide Renal And Transplantation Services (cnarts), Adelaide, Australia, 2ANZDATA Registry, South Australia Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide,...