title: [Anatomical and clinical evaluation regarding the removal of the peritoneal dialysis catheter].
abstract: To describe CAPD technique survival and causes for catheter removal. The study included 320 end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients, initiated on CAPD between 1995-2003. Definitive catheter removal was required in 44 cases (15.1%), 11 of these (3.79%) receiving renal transplant. Causes for catheter removal were: mechanical obstruction by fibrin (8 cases/2.75%), obstruction by tub bower (1 case/0.34%), by omental muff (6 cases/2%); abdominal wall sepsis (30 cases/ 10.3%); non-responsive bacterial peritonitis (13 cases/4.05%), fungal peritonitis (7 cases/ 2.4%), fecal peritonitis (2 cases/0.68%); transfer to hemodialysis program (31 cases/10.6%); renal transplant (11 cases/3.79%); emergency surgical pathology for: necrotic-hemorrhagic pancreatitis (two cases), intestinal occlusions (six cases), locked hernias (three cases) and locked eventrations(three cases), appendicular peritonitis (two cases). Mortality associated with these procedures and underlying pathology was 1.73%.
authors.affiliation: Universitatea de Medicină si Farmacie Gr.T. Popa Iaşi, Facultatea de Medicină.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tăranu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Covic
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Târcoveanu
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Florea
mesh_terms: D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020878:Device Removal; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000401:mortality; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology; D016019:Survival Analysis