title: Respecting shape memory to optimize peritoneal dialysis catheter outcomes.
abstract: Disruption of the shape memory of a peritoneal dialysis catheter at the time of insertion may be a factor responsible for tip migration and catheter dysfunction. The use of postimplantation radiology to confirm the preservation of both the swan neck angle and the inclination angle may have a role in standardizing insertion technique with the potential to reduce the impact of operator variation on catheter outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Sheffield, Kidney Institute, Northern General Hospital, South Yorkshire, UK.
authors.forename: Victoria R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Briggs
authors.affiliation: Sheffield, Kidney Institute, Northern General Hospital, South Yorkshire, UK.
authors.forename: Badri M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Shrestha
authors.affiliation: Sheffield, Kidney Institute, Northern General Hospital, South Yorkshire, UK.
authors.forename: Martin E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Wilkie
mesh_terms: D061807:Catheter Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal