title: Used of a guide-wire inserted catheter for acute peritoneal dialysis.
abstract: Peritoneal dialysis was performed in 18 children using a new guide-wire inserted catheter technique. Catheter insertion was complicated only by mild bleeding in one patient. The catheters drained well immediately after insertion in 17 of the 18 patients. Catheters were used for an average of 6 days, with a range up to 16 days. Dialysate volumes could be increased quickly in most patients. Late complications were leakage (2), peritonitis (4) and obstruction (3). Leakage did not interfere with dialysis. The peritonitis episodes, which occurred between days 6 and 16 of dialysis, resolved satisfactorily with appropriate antibiotic therapy. The guide-wire catheter can be inserted and used for short term peritoneal dialysis in children.
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Diego.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Reznik
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mendoza
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rodarte
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Griswold
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000628:therapy; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*