Low vs. Very Low Site PD Catheter Placement to Prevent Migration

A retrospective 5-year series of 76 patients whose PD catheter tips migrated had received either a traditional low-site insertion (N=39) or a very-low-site insertion (N=37). After 2 years of follow up, the very-low-site group had significantly better catheter and patient survival, with fewer catheter complications—and no tip migration.

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Tags: Catheter Dysfunction, Catheter Migration, PD Catheter, Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter, Patient Survival