[Systematic use of a "swan neck" catheter for peritoneal dialysis: first evaluation].
We inserted a "swan neck" peritoneal dialysis catheter in 26 patients between January 1991 and December 1992. We report our results in the 24 patients that we were able to follow: they were satisfactory but the exit-site infection rate was too high. Postoperative care of the catheter is of paramount importance to prevent such complications.
Service de chirurgie, CHUV, Lausanne.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control
Emploi systématique du cathéter arqué en col de cygne "swan neck" pour dialyse péritonéale: première appréciation.