The total number of PD patients with peritonitis presenting through ED in 2011 (12 months prior to the implementation of the clinical pathway) was 34 according to ED diagnosis code,of which 23 had PD-related peritonitis.
Twelve months after implementing the local clinical pathway in 2012, the numbers of PD-related peritonitis was 14 out of 23 ED diagnosis code of patients with peritonitis.