Challenges Faced in a CAPD Patient with Hemoperitoneum
A 54-year-old, nondiabetic male who had an ABOi spousal kidney transplant in May 2023 underwent graft nephrectomy elsewhere due to dysfunction. He was initially on hemodialysis (HD) from July 2023 and was switched over to continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) in January 2024 due to poor hemodynamic status. He had a Swan neck Tenckhoff catheter (Fig. 1A). He noticed intermittent reddish effluent (Fig. 1B) since March 15, 2024. He denied trauma to the abdomen and was not on anticoagulant or antiplatelet drugs. His complete blood count (CBC) and electrolytes were: Hemoglobin (Hb)-7.8 g/dL, white blood cell (WBC) count-10 × 10<sup>3</sup> µL, platelet count-186 × 10<sup>3</sup> µL, creatinine-10.01 mg/dL, sodium-139 mmol/L, potassium-4.08 mmol/L, bicarbonate-23.7 mmol/L with normal coagulation profile [prothrombin time (PT)-17 seconds, international normalized ratio (INR)-1.51 ratio] and normal liver function tests. Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and anti-HCV Ab were negative.
Authors
- Divya Sundar
- Georgi Abraham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6957-2432)
- Milly Mathew
- Cherin Josi
- Karthik Madhivanan
Institutions
- Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University (IN)
- Madras Medical Mission (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the Association of Physicians of India
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.59556/japi.73.0833
- Primary Topic
- Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00