Diagnostic Accuracy of MMP-8 and IL-6-Based Point-of-Care Testing to Detect Peritoneal Dialysis-Related Peritonitis: A Single-Center Experience
Rania Ibrahim,
Mido Max Hijazi,
Fadwa AlAli,
Abdullah Hamad,
Ahlam Bushra,
Lutz Mirow,
Timo Siepmann
Affiliations
Rania Ibrahim
Department of Nephrology, Dialysis Division, Fahad Bin Jassim Kidney Center, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha P.O. Box 3050, Qatar
Mido Max Hijazi
Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Spine Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany
Fadwa AlAli
Department of Nephrology, Dialysis Division, Fahad Bin Jassim Kidney Center, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha P.O. Box 3050, Qatar
Abdullah Hamad
Department of Nephrology, Dialysis Division, Fahad Bin Jassim Kidney Center, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha P.O. Box 3050, Qatar
Ahlam Bushra
Department of Nephrology, Dialysis Division, Fahad Bin Jassim Kidney Center, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha P.O. Box 3050, Qatar
Lutz Mirow
Department of Surgery, Klinikum Chemnitz gGmbH, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Medical Campus Chemnitz, Technische Universität Dresden, Flemmingstraße 2, 09116 Chemnitz, Germany
Timo Siepmann
Division of Health Care Sciences, Dresden International University, Freiberger Str. 37, 01067 Dresden, Germany
Background: Peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis (PDRP) is the most common complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD), which can lead to poor outcomes if not diagnosed and treated early. We aimed to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of MMP-8 and IL-6-based point-of-care tests (POCTs) in diagnosing PDRP in PD patients. Methods: This retrospective chart review study was conducted at a comprehensive kidney center in Qatar. It involved all adult PD patients who underwent PDRP from July 2018 to October 2019 and for whom MMP-8 and IL-6-based POCTs were used to diagnose presumptive peritonitis. Measures of diagnostic accuracy were computed. Peritoneal fluid effluent analysis was the reference standard. Results: We included 120 patients (68 [56.7%] females, ages 55.6 ± 15.6 years, treatment duration 39.5 ± 30.4 months [range: 5–142 months]). In this population, MMP-8 and IL-6-based POCTs yielded 100% in all dimensions of diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values). Conclusions: MMP-8 and IL-6-based POCTs might be helpful in the early detection of PDRP. This monocentric observation requires further confirmation in a prospective multicentric setting.
