To investigate rates of peritonitis in incident peritoneal dialysis patients in Australia and perform a pilot study aimed at reducing these rates

总体目标：确定澳大利亚肾科室之间PD实践存在多大差异；建立8个单元的现行做法；对8个单位进行干预研究；分析PD患者腹膜炎的登记资料；对患有腹膜炎的PD患者进行访谈。预期结果：确定实践变化是否与腹膜炎发病率相关；观察指南的积极实施是否能提高腹膜炎的发病率；确定治疗失败的原因。

Overall aims: To establish how much variation in PD practice exists between renal units in Australia; to establish current practice in 8 units; to perform an intervention study in 8 units; to analyse registry data re peritonitis in PD patients; to conduct interviews with PD patients who have had peritonitis. Expected outcomes: To establish if practice variation is associated with peritonitis rates; to see if active guideline implementation leads to better peritonitis rates; to establish the reasons why therapy fails.