Post-transplant peritonitis in patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

Two patients previously managed by continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis for end stage renal failure received cadaveric renal transplants. The peritoneal catheter was capped off and left in situ postoperatively. Both patients developed bacterial peritonitis shortly after transplantation. It was felt that the infections were associated with the presence of the indwelling peritoneal catheter as there was no clinical evidence of peritonitis at the time of transplantation.