TY - JOUR
AU - Ou, Yen-chuan
AB - ♦BackgroundCatheter malfunction is a common and significant complication during peritoneal dialysis (PD). We developed a minilaparotomy procedure to rescue malfunctioning catheters and to prevent recurrence of malfunction.♦MethodsFrom 2006 to 2011, 11 patients receiving PD had a malfunctioning catheter. In all patients, a 2-cm incision, 5 cm caudally to the previous peritoneal entry site was used to correct the malfunctioning catheter, with concomitant fixation of the catheter to the peritoneum.♦ResultsCatheter tip migration occurred in 7 patients, omental wrapping in 3, and blood clot obstruction in 1. The mean onset time to catheter malfunction was 197.5 days (range: 4 – 1270 days), and the mean operating time was 41 minutes (range: 35 – 56 minutes). There was no recurrence of catheter malfunction and no surgery-related peritonitis.♦ConclusionsOur minilaparotomy procedure is safe and feasible for the salvage of malfunctioning PD catheters.
TI - Minilaparotomy Salvage of Malfunctioning Catheters in Peritoneal Dialysis
JF - Peritoneal Dialysis International
DO - 10.3747/pdi.2011.00237
DA - 2013-01-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/minilaparotomy-salvage-of-malfunctioning-catheters-in-peritoneal-nCNzB62k6h
SP - 46
EP - 50
VL - 33
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -