The rates of such infections can be reduced if dialysis centers implement protocols that reduce peritoneal catheter colonization and infection. Chua, A. N., Goldstein, S. L., Bell, D.

The conventional surgery for removal of Continuous Peritoneal Dialysis catheter is similar to open insertion technique and requires the surgeon to either go through the same incision or make a ...

Bad placement of a catheter by a Fort Lauderdale doctor caused a patient to have a stroke, the Florida Department of Health ...

Dialysis-related peritonitis often results in death and catheter loss ... of 565 consecutive episodes of peritonitis complicating peritoneal dialysis in 280 patients, Chow et al.

Changes in Peritoneal Transport and Peritoneal Damage in Japanese Patients Undergoing Peritoneal Dialysis Using Neutral-pH Dialysate: A Retrospective Cohort Study at Two Centers.

A close relationship with the Department of Radiology is maintained for both surveillance and rescue of fistulas and grafts. Placement of catheters for peritoneal dialysis is also offered. Patients ...

There are two primary types: Haemodialysis, which involves filtering a patient’s blood through a dialyser, an artificial ...

More information: Silvi Shah et al, Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients on Home Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis, Kidney360 (2024). DOI: 10.34067/KID.0000000000000360 Provided by University of ...

Ng said she chose at-home peritoneal dialysis over blood dialysis as she ... of operating the machine and how to sterilise the catheter in my mother's belly," Mo said. "It is difficult for my ...