Many patients with mild peritonitis can be managed as
outpatients with antibiotic treatments and adequate support
from the nephrology service; however, for severely ill patients,
hospitalisation or urgent surgical intervention for catheter
removal may be needed to avoid septicaemia (Venkat, Kaufinann
& Venkat, 2006).
Particularly with Staphylococcus aureus infection,
delayed treatment can cause peritonitis-related sepsis,