title: Complications with permanent peritoneal dialysis catheters: experience with 154 percutaneously placed catheters.
abstract: A prospective study evaluated the complications in 154 patients in whom a permanent peritoneal dialysis catheter was inserted percutaneously from April 1982 to June 1986. Obstruction to flow and fluid leakage occurred in 9.2 and 2.6% of the catheters, respectively. Catheter survival was 64.6 and 48.6% at 1- and 2-year follow-up, respectively. The complication rates and survival of percutaneously placed catheters was comparable to those reported for surgically placed catheters. Percutaneous insertion of Tenckhoff catheters is a viable alternative to using the surgical technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Allon
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Soucie
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Macon
mesh_terms: D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010537:Peritoneum; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011677:Punctures