Mechanical Complications of Peritoneal Dialysis

Jul 18, 2017 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Mechanical Complications of Peritoneal Dialysis

Fig. 13.1 Superficial cuff extrusion from skin (Courtesy of Dr. Stephen Haggerty) When the external cuff is visible, the patient is usually referred back to the surgeon for catheter replacement….

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Pre-sternal and Extended Catheters

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Fig. 9.1 Intraperitoneal and extraperitoneal PD catheter designs (Courtesy of W. Kirt Nichols, MD) A. Tenckhoff Catheters:   Makeup: These catheters are made up of Silicone rubber with one or…

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Buried Catheters: How and Why?

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Fig. 10.1 Variations of buried catheter placement. Diagrams of different buried catheter configurations. The arrows point the area that is initially embedded. The different configurations are presternal exit sites (a),…

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Physiology of Peritoneal Dialysis

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D/Pcreatinine ratio at 4 h Transporter type D/Pcreatinine 0.81–1.03 High D/Pcreatinine 0.65–0.81 High average D/Pcreatinine 0.50–0.65 Low average D/Pcreatinine 0.34–0.5 Low Modified from Twardowski [23] Higher transporters achieve the most…

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Infectious Complications of Peritoneal Dialysis

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© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Stephen Haggerty (ed.)Surgical Aspects of Peritoneal Dialysis10.1007/978-3-319-52821-2_14 14. Infectious Complications of Peritoneal Dialysis L. Tammy Ho1   (1) Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Rm 3215 Evanston Hospital, 2650 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL 60201,…

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Diagnosis and Management of Catheter Dysfunction

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© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Stephen Haggerty (ed.)Surgical Aspects of Peritoneal Dialysis10.1007/978-3-319-52821-2_12 12. Diagnosis and Management of Catheter Dysfunction Guner Ogunc1   (1) University of Akdeniz, Faculty of Medicine, General Surgery Department, Antalya, Turkey    …

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