Open AccessFluoroscopic Manipulation of Peritoneal Dialysis Catheters
Author(s) -
Matthew S. Miller,
Brendan McCormick,
Susan Lavoie,
Mohan Biyani,
Deborah Zimmerman
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.09850911
Subject(s) - medicine , peritoneal dialysis , surgery , catheter , pelvis , peritonitis , univariate analysis , hemodialysis , abdomen , complication , hemodialysis catheter , multivariate analysis
Mechanical failure of the peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheter is an important cause of technique failure. Fluoroscopic guidewire manipulation may be undertaken in an attempt to correct the failure. The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of fluoroscopic manipulation of previously embedded PD catheters, the factors associated with successful manipulation, and the complication rate associated with manipulation.
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