A new diagnostic test for peritonitis underpinned by Cardiff University-led research has been used for the time in patients. The Periplex test was trialled in more than 100 patients at the Royal Free ...

Rates of peritonitis associated with dialysis have dropped substantially over time, although there are still consistent differences in risk by race and age, a new retrospective cohort study indicates.

Peritonitis indicates inflammation of the peritoneal layer in the abdominal cavity that arises when local mediator cascades are activated by different factors. Depending on the pathogenesis, it can be ...

Peritonitis is an infection within the peritoneum, the supportive membrane lining that surrounds and protects the internal abdominal organs. There are multiple types of peritonitis: spontaneous, ...