The management of catheter-related infections has become a major challenge in continuous
ambulatory peritoneal dialysis treatment. Early recognition and discrimination of mere exit …

The importance of sonography for the early detection and follow-up of tunnel infections in
peritoneal dialysis patients is well documented, whereas other indications are less clear. We …

Catheter-related infection is one of the most important causes of technical dropout in
peritoneal dialysis patients. Both the type of cultured organism and the extent of …

Peritoneal dialysis-(PD) related infections continue to be a major cause of morbidity and
mortality in patients on renal replacement therapy via PD. However, despite the great efforts …

Ultrasonographic examination of the subcutaneous course and exit site of the Tenckhoff
catheter in patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) was …

Little data are available about risk factors for peritoneal catheter subcutaneous tunnel
infection. Therefore, we analyzed tunnel infections occurring in our program over a 10.5 …

In cases of peritonitis and exit site infections it is important to determine the extent of
involvement of the subcutaneous catheter tract. The assessment of such involvement by …

We reviewed all episodes of peritonitis associated with exit site and/or tunnel infection (n=
87; rate, 0.1/yr; 13% of all peritonitis episodes) occurring from 1979 to 1995. The exit site or …

There is scanty knowledge of the morphology of peritoneal dialysis catheter tunnels in
humans, even though such knowledge may impact on peritoneal catheter design …

Background. The extent of involvement of the subcutaneous Tenckhoff catheter tract in
CAPD peritonitis and catheter-related infections is of major therapeutic importance. By …