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Table 13 Center’s peritonitis rate

From: Annual peritoneal dialysis report 2014, the peritoneal dialysis registry

Peritonitis rate (episodes per year per facility)

0~

1.0~

2.0~

3.0~

4.0~

5.0~

Subtotal

No information available

Total

Mean

Number of facilities (%)

195 (85.9)

25 (11.0)

5 (2.2)

1 (0.4)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.4)

227 (100.0)

263

490

0.21

  1. These data were obtained from the PD-only patients in the patient survey
  2. Center’s peritonitis rate per patient-year = (Peritonitis episodes in 2014 in all patients in the facility ÷ Total months on PD in 2014 in all patients in the facility) × 12