title: Reduced risk for peritonitis in CAPD with the use of a UV connector box.
abstract: A common route for peritoneal infection is the bag transfer connecting site. To investigate possible reduction of such transfer infections with the use of a bag transfer set (UV-XD, Travenol, Baxter, Minneapolis), this study sampled patients using a transfer set with or without UV light sterilization. Calculations excluded peritonitis due to penetrating tunnel infection or defective peritoneal dialysis bag (4 episodes in 2 patients). The study included 51 patients with a median age of 62 years (range 25-81). Five were switched from manual connection (Travenol, Type II) to UV-XD, and each suffered from at least 2 peritonitis episodes during 9-24.5 months prior to the change to UV-XD. In this patient group, the incidence of peritonitis fell significantly from 1 peritonitis/4 to 1/21 months. The bag transfer set was used without UV light in 35 patients for a total of 178 months, producing an incidence of 1 episode/7.7 treatment months. These patients had significantly more peritonitis than 35 patients who used the UV light for a total of 416 months (1 episode/21 months). In 19 patients who used both techniques, there was less risk for peritonitis when UV light was used (p = 0.001). We conclude that the UV-XD device is simple to handle and may reduce the incidence of peritonitis, especially if the box is used in tandem with UV light sterilization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden.
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Stegmayr
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Granbom
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tranaeus
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Wikdahl
mesh_terms: D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013242:Sterilization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays