The success of peritoneal dialysis (PD) as renal replacement therapy depends upon a safe,
functional, and durable catheter access to the peritoneal cavity provided in a timely fashion …

3 Peritoneal access Page 1 Nephrol Dial Transplant (2005) 20 [Suppl 9]: ix8–ix12 doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi1117
3 Peritoneal access Guidelines A. Each centre should have a dedicated team involved in …

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Background Nephrologists are often thwarted in their attempts to grow their peritoneal
dialysis programs because of suboptimal surgeon performance in placing catheters. A …

Interventional radiology (IR) is an underutilized resource for the placement and
management of tunneled peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheters, as only about 5% of PD …

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an underutilized form of renal replacement therapy. Recent data
have emphasized that only 12% of end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) patients are initiated on …

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheters may be inserted blindly, surgically, and either by
laparoscopic, peritoneoscopic, or fluoroscopic approach. A modified fluoroscopic technique …

Results Of the 70 manipulations, 44 were successful (62.9%). In univariate analysis,
catheters located in the pelvis compared with those in the upper abdomen (73.5% versus …

Traditionally the placement of a peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheter in a patient with end-stage
renal disease (ESRD) has been accomplished by a surgeon and using general anesthesia …

Background Minimally invasive surgery has been used for both de novo insertion and
salvage of peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheters. Advanced laparoscopic, basic laparoscopic …