Salvage of accidentally sectioned peritoneal catheter: report of three cases.
Peritoneal dialysis (PD) accounts for 6% of patients on maintenance dialysis. There are several factors responsible for this low prevalence. Transfer of patients to hemodialysis when any problem in the technique is present is probably one of the most frequent reasons. Thus, when a problem in the PD catheter appears they are routinely removed instead of subjecting to salvage procedures. We report three cases of accidental cutting of the peritoneal catheter and present the steps taken to salvage the catheter without discontinuing the technique and avoiding withdrawal of the catheter.
Nephrology Service, Interventional Nephrology Unit, Hospital Ramon y Cajal, Alcala de Henares University, Madrid, Spain.
Casandra Puig
CP
Hooper
Maite
M
Rivera
Roberto
R
Marcén
Judith
J
Martins
Jose Luis
JL
Teruel
Carmina
C
de la Morena
Joaquin
J
Ortuno
D000059:Accidents; D000368:Aged; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D016879:Salvage Therapy