Peritoneal dialysis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a treatment for patients with severe chronic kidney failure. The process uses the patient's peritoneum in the abdomen as a membrane across which fluids and dissolved subst...
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As peritoneal dialysis became more and more popular, a simple laparoscopic technique was developed to place the PD catheter in proper intra-abdominal position. In addition, it is now being reported that laparoscopy may become the surgical method of choice ... Laparoscopic Placement of Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter...
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The main function of a peritoneal dialysis catheter is to permit consistent bidirectional flow of dialysate without extraordinary effort or undue discomfort. The catheter's function depends upon its design, implantation site, and the configuration of ... Cruz, C. The peritoneal dialysis catheter. Semin Dial 1995; 8:103.
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The most frequent and important complication of peritoneal dialysis catheters is infection, which may result in catheter loss and discontinuation of peritoneal dialysis (PD). However, some evidence suggests that the transfer to hemodialysis for these ... Jaques, P, Richey, W, Mandel, S. Tenckhoff peritoneal dialysis catheter:
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Our expertise is in micro-invasive access devices, especially in the field of dialysis. Check out our Y-TEC® procedure to see how peritoneal dialysis patients benefit from that method of catheter implantation.
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Gajjar AH. Peritoneal dialysis catheters: Laparoscopic versus traditional placement techniques and outcomes. The American Journal of Surgery. 2007;194:872 ... Peritoneal dialysis differs from hemodialysis, a more common blood-filtering procedure. With peritoneal dialysis, you can give yourself treatments in the comfort of...
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In 2002, Ochsner laparoscopic surgeons and nephrologists began placing peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheters via a laparoscopic-assisted method. ... 3) Because of proper placement, PD catheter malfunction rate is less with LAPD; 4) Although no results obtained statistical significance, we found LAPD superior to STPD and...
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/16447476
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OBJECTIVE: We report here the diagnosis, treatment and clinical outcome of a peritoneal dialysis patient with a C. striatum infection of the catheter exit site. The aim is to present important features to assist in identifying clinically significant infections and provide guidelines for treatment.
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/14579942
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Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Insertion ... What is a Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) catheter? ... NKF Controlled Document No. 237, Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Insertion, written 26 January 2001. Last reviewed 19 October 2009.
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www.kidney.org.uk/Medical-Info/pd/pdcatheter.html
www.kidney.org.uk/Medical-Info/pd/pdcatheter.html
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