International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis
ISPD Guidelines
ISPD publishes the international clinical practice recommendations for peritoneal dialysis, covering peritonitis, exit-site and tunnel infections, catheter care, modality selection, prescription, membrane function, and long-term PD complications.
Skip the appendix hunt during a peritonitis call. Ask a focused PD question and get a guideline-grounded answer in seconds.
Trained on publicly available ISPD guideline content. UKidney and Docutrain do not host the original documents. Refer to ispd.org for original publications.
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Questions this assistant can help with
Best use: include the clinical scenario, timing, organism if known, exit-site findings, catheter age, prior episodes, residual kidney function, and local program constraints. Specific PD questions map cleanly to recommendation language.
About ISPD
The international voice of peritoneal dialysis.
The International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis is the global professional society devoted to peritoneal dialysis practice, research, and education. ISPD publishes the international clinical practice recommendations that PD programs around the world use as their reference for catheter care, infection management, prescription, and long-term PD delivery. Recommendations are written by international working groups and revised periodically, with major updates to the peritonitis recommendations in 2022 and to catheter-related infections in 2023.
- Peritonitis
- Diagnosis, empirical IP antibiotics, organism-specific therapy.
- Exit-site & tunnel
- Daily care, infection management, mupirocin/gentamicin.
- PD catheter
- Insertion, perioperative antibiotics, break-in, removal.
- Modality & training
- CAPD vs APD, patient selection, home supports, training.
- Prescription & adequacy
- Kt/V, ultrafiltration, residual kidney function.
- Membrane function
- PET testing, transport status, ultrafiltration failure.
- Long-term complications
- Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis, mechanical issues.
- Pediatric & assisted PD
- Pediatric PD, assisted PD, frailty, special populations.
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FAQ
ISPD assistant questions
What are ISPD guidelines?
ISPD publishes clinical guidance for peritoneal dialysis practice, including infection management, access care, prescription, and PD delivery.
Can I ask about peritonitis treatment?
Yes. Include organism, severity, route, prior episodes, and local antimicrobial policy when asking treatment questions.
Can this assistant help with PD catheter problems?
It can help find relevant guidance for exit-site infection, tunnel infection, catheter dysfunction, and prevention strategies.
Does this replace local PD protocols?
No. Use it to navigate guideline recommendations, then apply local program protocols and antimicrobial stewardship guidance.
How do ISPD recommendations differ from local antimicrobial protocols?
ISPD recommendations are international and broad. Local protocols adapt them to regional resistance patterns and formulary — always check both.
How is this different from reading the ISPD recommendation documents directly?
The assistant lets you ask focused clinical questions and get targeted answers rather than searching through lengthy publications. It is most useful when you have a specific patient scenario or need to locate a particular recommendation quickly.
