Gore-tex versus Oreopoulos peritoneal catheters: clinical evaluation and comparison.
Ten Gore-tex and ten Oreopoulos peritoneal catheters were evaluated in a comparative clinical trial with an average follow-up of 13 1/2 months per catheter. Catheter survival was significantly poorer in the Gore-tex group (p = 0.0016) because of catheter-related complications like tunnel infections, fissure, migration and painful catheter which made it necessary to remove seven Gore-tex catheters. Substantial corrections of the Gore-tex catheter design are proposed.
Böss
H P
HP
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Berne, Switzerland.
Gänger
K H
KH
Glück
Z
Z
D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects; D004867:Equipment Design; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000295:instrumentation*