Abstract:Objective To investigate the risk factors and short-term prognosis of peritoneal dialysis peritonitis. Methods Seventy-six patients with peritoneal dialysis admitted to our hospital from June 2017 to July 2018 were enrolled. According to the infection, the risk factors of the infection group (n?=?46) and the control group (n?=?30) were analyzed. The outcome of treatment in patients with single peritonitis and multiple peritonitis were recorded. Results Among the 76 patients with peritoneal dialysis, 30 patients (39.47%) had no peritonitis, and 46 patients (60.53%) had 56 cases of peritonitis. One of them had 4 times of infections, 2 had 3 times of infections, and 4 had 2 times of infections. Univariate analysis showed no significant difference in gender, primary disease, body mass index, white blood cell count, hemoglobin, dialysate concentration, and dialysis age between the two groups (P?>?0.05); the differences of cultural level, age, ethnicity, albumin, the use of potassium, high glucose dialysate and C-reactive protein between 2 groups were statistically significant (P?0.05); age [OlR=?1.893, (95% CI: 1.512, 3.026)], low cultural level [OlR?=?2.318, (95% CI: 1.389, 3.225)], ethnic [OlR?=?0.724, (95% CI: 0.389, 0.895)], C-reactive protein level [OlR?=?0.724, 95% CI: 0.389, 0.895)], albumin level [OlR?=?1.595, (95% CI: 1.090, 2.335)], serum potassium level [OlR?=?1.625, (95% CI: 1.079, 2.449)] and high glucose Dialysate using [OlR?=?1.186, (95% CI: 0.822, 1.710)] were risk factors for peritoneum; the cases of single peritonitis were more than those of multiple peritonitis (P?0.05). The extubation rate and mortality of patients with multiple peritonitis were higher than those of single peritonitis (P?0.05). Conclusion The patient’s cultural level, age, ethnicity, C-reactive protein, albumin, serum potassium and high glucose dialysate are risk factors of peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis. The rate of extubation in patients with multiple peritonitis is increased, and the prognosis is poor. Intervention, according to the patient’s own condition, can effectively improve the survival rate of peritoneal dialysis peritonitis patients.