KEY ACTIVITIES
- Send effluent sample for cell count and culture to rule out potential contamination
- Prime PD system according to manufacturer’s instructions
- Observe patient/caregiver’s exchange procedure to verify adherence to adequate tubing priming
- Perform upright abdominal X-ray to identify PD catheter position and identify sub-diaphragmatic free air in the peritoneal cavity
- Intervention: infuse full exchange volume, then drain dialysate with patient in knee-chest or Trendelenburg position
