Peritoneal Dialysis International Journal

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BRI may serve as a convenient anthropometric marker for central adiposity in prevalent PD patients. The inconsistent prognostic value between incident and prevalent cohorts warrants cautious interpretation.

Higher BRI also correlated with increased hospitalization frequency (p=0.001) and longer hospital stays (p=0.002) in prevalent patients. In a validation cohort of 162 incident PD patients, the association with survival lost significance after multivariable adjustment.

#PDI #PeritonealDialysis #Nephrology #ISPD #Obesity journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.11… Does the Body Roundness Index (BRI), a marker of central adiposity, predict mortality and clinical outcomes in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis?

Maintaining robust peritoneal dialysis programs requires ongoing infrastructure support, adequate reimbursement, and clinical training, even as modality choice broadens. Read the full policy analysis in PDI.

Recent policy reforms have shifted toward shared decision-making, removing financial disincentives for hemodialysis. This transition presents a "success paradox," where initial policy triumphs create new structural and economic challenges for modality distribution.

Thailand's dialysis policy evolution and the "success paradox" of modality choice reforms. 🇹🇭 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/08…

Yesterday was #EarthDay2026! We invite you to revisit our post on the topic, written by Dr @WinstonFung1 (Hong Kong), highlighting the role that PD can play in making dialysis more sustainable and presenting upcoming "green" articles on the @PDI Journal. ispd.org/earth-day-2026/

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Clinical Pearl: A review of 67 M. abscessus PD infections showed 6 historical cases treated with clofazimine achieved cure. This is the FIRST reported success for a macrolide-resistant strain! Clofazimine is a viable oral combo-therapy option. 5/5

The Results: After 4 weeks of imipenem-cilastatin, amikacin, azithromycin, and clofazimine, followed by 4 months of continuation therapy, the patient achieved sustained clinical cure! He remains recurrence-free at 14 months follow-up. 4/5

A new Case Report in #PDI explores how a clofazimine-inclusive combination therapy successfully treated a stubborn, macrolide-resistant Mycobacterium abscessus PD infection! 🧵 1/5 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/08… #peritonealdialysis #ISPD

6/6 📝 Takeaway: Don't wait for the cocoon. In long-term PD patients, monitor ascites production rates during pauses. It could be the key to early EPS intervention. Read the full paper by Hsieh et al. in @PDI_Journal

5/6 ✅ Outcome: Ascites volume decreased over time, and the patient's weight and appetite recovered. This highlights that "rapid accumulation" can be a vital early warning sign in high-risk patients.

1/6 🧵 Diagnosing Encapsulating Peritoneal Sclerosis (EPS) early is notoriously difficult. A new case in #PDI suggests a subtle clinical sign may precede definitive radiological evidence. #PeritonealDialysis #PD #Nephrology 🔗 doi.org/10.1177/089686…