Patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis catheter placement via fluoroscopy and ultrasound-guidance experienced significantly fewer complications at 1 year post-insertion than did patients whose ...

Dr Desai discusses the uncertainty that remains about commencement of dialysis after catheter insertion.

Peritoneal dialysis is an alternative to haemodialysis and is used to treat patients with end-stage renal disease. It involves infusing fluid into the peritoneal cavity via a catheter and leaving it ...

Patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis catheter placement via fluoroscopy and ultrasound-guidance experienced significantly fewer complications at 1 year post-insertion than did patients whose ...

Advanced image-guided percutaneous and advanced laparoscopic techniques are both acceptable options to place peritoneal dialysis catheters, published data show.“Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an ...

Follow-up procedures are significantly more likely to be required if PD catheters are inserted by interventionalists instead of general or vascular surgeons. Peritoneal dialysis catheter insertion ...

Placement of catheters for peritoneal dialysis is also offered. Patients with a history of prior abdominal surgery will benefit from our experience with laparoscopic exploration and adhesiolysis.

ISTANBUL—Radiological insertion of Tenckhoff catheters for peritoneal dialysis in lieu of conventional laparoscopic insertion offers improved access for catheter placement in a timely manner ...

Procedures that were once exclusively within the purview of nephrologists (eg, peritoneal dialysis catheter placement, initiation of continuous renal replacement therapies) were steadily being ...