Current approach to peritoneal access in North American children: a report of the Pediatric Peritoneal Dialysis Study Consortium.
To determine standard peritoneal access practices in North American children, a questionnaire was distributed to the 18 participating centers of the Pediatric Peritoneal Dialysis Study Consortium. The survey covered areas including catheter placement, postoperative catheter break-in, chronic catheter care, and treatment of exit-site and tunnel infection.
Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
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Kohaut
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Warady
D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D002170:Canada; D002648:Child; D003625:Data Collection; D006801:Humans; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States