Abstract:Objective To investigate the clinical characteristics of single and multiple peritoneal dialysis-associted peritonitis, and to find out the risk factors of multiple peritonitis. Methods Fifty-eight patients with peritoneal dialysis-associted peritonitis were enrolled in our peritoneal dialysis center from October 2015 to October 2018. According to the incidence of peritonitis, they were divided into single group (once in three years) and multiple group (twice or more in three years). General data including gender, age, education level, primary disease, dialysis age, operator and operating environment, laboratory-related examination indicators, such as hemoglobin value, plasma albumin value, peripheral blood white blood cell count, hs-CRP and culture of pathogenic bacteria were collected and compared between the two groups by statistical methods. Results Compared with single group, the age of multiple group was older, dialysis age was longer, and the overall education level was lower (all P?0.05). Chronic glomerulonephritis was the predominant primary disease in single group (19/42), while diabetic nephropathy was the predominant disease in multiple group (10/16). There was significant difference in the composition of primary diseases between the two groups (P?0.05). Most patients in the single group completed the operation independently, and the number of patients with independent operation was higher (P?0.05). The hs-CRP value of single group before the first attack was lower than that of multiple group (P?0.05), and the plasma albumin value was higher before the first attack (P?0.05). There was no significant difference in other indicators between the two groups (P?> 0.05). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that dialysis age and the level of plasma albumin before the first onset were independent risk factors for the occurrence of peritonitis (P?0.05). Conclusion The dialysis age and the level of plasma albumin before the first attack may be independent risk factors for the occurrence of peritonitis.