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Abstract

Drain pain in peritoneal dialysis is a frequent occurrence that requires readjustment of catheter and some cases transfer to hemodialysis.
 
This study looks at the drain pain among patients on peritoneal dialysis at a tertiary care center.
 
73 patients on automated peritoneal dialysis were evaluated retrospectively for drain pain.  Male 47(64%) were males.  Total of 15 (20%) patients had drain pain.  The drain pain was both present in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis exchanges and automated peritoneal dialysis sessions.  All (100%) patients continued with APD.  No patient had to be transferred to hemodialysis because of drain pain.
Conclusion:
Occurrence of drain pain in our cohort of patients undergoing APD is similar to the reports in the literature.