Journal article
Quantifying the risk of insertion-related peritoneal dialysis catheter complications following laparoscopic placement: Results from the North American PD Catheter Registry
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a more cost-effective therapy to treat kidney failure than in-center hemodialysis, but successful therapy requires a functioning PD catheter that causes minimal complications. In 2015, the North American Chapter of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis established the North American PD Catheter Registry to improve practices and patient outcomes following PD catheter insertion.
AIMS: The …
Authors
Oliver MJ; Perl J; McQuillan R; Blake PG; Jain AK; McCormick B; Yang R; Pirkle JL; Fissell RB; Golper TA
Journal
Advances in Peritoneal Dialysis, Vol. 40, No. 2, pp. 185–192
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
March 2020
DOI
10.1177/0896860819893813
ISSN
1197-8554