Background In case of intractable exit site and/or tunnel infections, peritoneal dialysis (PD)
catheter removal and re‐insertion are recommended. Previous studies have reported the …

Aim: Catheter‐related infection is a major cause of catheter loss in peritoneal dialysis (PD).
We evaluated the effect of catheter revision on the treatment of intractable exit site infection …

Background: Peritoneal dialysis catheter (PDC)-related infections account for significant
morbidity, PD disruptions and costs. Patients with refractory exit-site or tunnel track infections …

BACKGROUND: Chronic exit-site and tunnel infections of the peritoneal dialysis catheter are
significant causes of catheter loss. Surgical salvage procedures that can effectively resolve …

Introduction Catheter-related infections such as exit site infection (ESI) and tunnel infection
(TI) are major causes of peritoneal dialysis (PD) discontinuation. For ESI/TI treatment …

Background Exit-site infection (ESI) and tunnel infection (TI) of the peritoneal dialysis (PD)
catheter are significant causes of catheter or even method loss as well as patient morbidity …

Objective Catheter-related infection has been the major cause of catheter removal for
peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. A salvage technique—partial replantation of the infected …

Chronic exit-site and tunnel infections of the peritoneal dialysis catheter are significant
causes for removal of the catheter appliance and loss of peritoneal dialysis as a modality of …

Methods Starting in January 2009, a total of 74 PD patients were continuously followed at
the University of Tokyo. Data were extracted for patients who were followed from 1 January …

Peritoneal dialysis—(PD) related infections continue to be a major cause of morbidity and
mortality in patients on PD. Although great advances have been made in the prevention and …