Termination of the study
PD, hernia, peritonitis
PERITONITIS, COMPLICATIONS, LEAKAGE
When patients experienced complications, such as leakage and mechanical complications of PDC, which disturbed normal PD therapy, medication and conservative treatment were administered, and PD was suspended for 3 days. In addition, the patients continued the study and completed the five-day USPD after such complications were resolved. Otherwise, the patients would terminate the study, and further treatment would involve replacing the PDC under laparoscopy, suspension of PD for a longer time, or initiating urgent hemodialysis if needed. The patients also terminated the study once peritonitis or inguinal hernia occurred.