Percutaneous Fluoroscopically Guided Placement of Peritoneal Dialysis Catheters-A 10-Year Experience

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheters maybe inserted surgically or percutaneously. Since 1997, 209 patients in our unit have had a PD catheter inserted percutaneously with fluoroscopic guidance. Data on all these PD catheters were collected prospectively on a PROTON computer database. 5/209 (2.4%) inse...

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Published in:Seminars in dialysis 2008-09, Vol.21 (5), p.459-465
Main Authors: Vaux, Emma C., Torrie, Peter H., Barker, Lindsey C., Naik, Ramesh B., Gibson, Matthew R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Catheterization - methods
Catheters, Indwelling
Cohort Studies
Female
Fluoroscopy
Humans
Kidney Failure, Chronic - therapy
Male
Middle Aged
Peritoneal Dialysis
Retrospective Studies
Surgery, Computer-Assisted
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheters maybe inserted surgically or percutaneously. Since 1997, 209 patients in our unit have had a PD catheter inserted percutaneously with fluoroscopic guidance. Data on all these PD catheters were collected prospectively on a PROTON computer database. 5/209 (2.4%) insertion attempts were abandoned. 204 catheters were successfully placed giving an initial technical success of 97.6%. 200/204 catheters were used for dialysis. 13/200 (6.5%) catheters developed early exit site infections; 12/13 were successfully treated and dialysis proceeded uneventfully. 3/200 (1.5%) catheters developed early peritonitis; 1/3 was removed as antibiotic treatment was unsuccessful. 10/200 (5%) catheters developed an early leak; 2/10 did not resolve with conservative therapy and were removed. 14/200 (7%) catheters did not allow sufficient fluid entry for PD; all 14 had migrated out of the pelvis and were removed. In total, 18/200 (9%) catheters were removed in the first 2 months due to these early complications. The remaining 182/200 (91%) were fully functional for PD. Technical survival (excluding patient death with a functioning catheter and successful kidney transplantation) at 1, 2, and 5 years was 77%, 61%, and 31%, respectively. Our 10 year experience of PD catheters inserted percutaneously with fluoroscopic guidance demonstrates a high technical success and a low complication rate. The data presented may be used as the standard for this technique.
ISSN:0894-0959
1525-139X
DOI:10.1111/j.1525-139X.2008.00463.x