RT Journal Article
T1 The impact of interventional nephrologists on the growth of a peritoneal dialysis program: Long-term, single-center experience.
A1 Ros-Ruiz, Silvia
A1 Alonso-Esteve, Ángela
A1 Gutiérrez-Vílchez, Elena
A1 Rudas-Bermúdez, Edisson
A1 Hernández, Domingo
K1 Catheter surgery
K1 Cirugía de catéter
K1 Diálisis peritoneal
K1 Interventional nephrology
K1 Nefrología intervencionista
K1 Peritoneal dialysis
AB Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an underutilized form of renal replacement therapy. Although a variety of factors have been deemed responsible, timely insertion of a PD catheter may also be a contributory factor. Furthermore, a good catheter implantation technique is important to allow for effective peritoneal access function and long-term technique survival. Studies regarding results obtained by nephrologists in comparison with surgeons have been limited to small single-center experiences. Thus, the objective of this study was to explore the impact of the peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheter insertion by nephrologists compared to surgeons on early catheter complications and on technique survival. We also examine whether PD catheter insertion by nephrologists has a positive impact on the growth in the number of patients using PD. We performed 313 consecutive procedures: 192 catheter insertions and 121 catheter removal from January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2013. The main reasons for catheter removal were: renal transplantation, 52 (43%) follow of transfer to HD, 48 (40%) and catheter malfunction, 16 (13%). The patients were mostly male (63.4%) with the mean age of 50.8±15.1 years and 23.8 were diabetics. We only observed seven (2.5%) early complications (
YR 2015
FD 2015-10-28
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/9607
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/9607
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RD Apr 7, 2025