ED Highly Prevalent in Men with Failed Hypospadias Repair Follow-up procedures are significantly more likely to be required if PD catheters are inserted by interventionalists instead of general or ...

Patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis catheter placement via fluoroscopy and ultrasound-guidance experienced significantly fewer complications at 1 year post-insertion than did patients whose ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Studies have shown patients with end-stage kidney disease treated with peritoneal dialysis perceive they have a ...

Peritonitis is a frequent complication of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) and the most common cause of CAPD failure. About 60% of patients receiving CAPD will have at least one ...

A peritoneal dialysis catheter is a soft tube that is inserted into the abdomen in order to remove waste products from the blood (normally removed by the kidneys). Laparoscopic insertion - also known ...

Adhesions resulting from previous abdominal surgery can cause migration, kinking and obstruction of catheters in patients initiating continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). These ...

Peritoneal dialysis is the method of choice in chronic dialysis treatment in children worldwide. The benefits of this method are multiple, including simplicity, low costs, better blood pressure ...

Medical experts have shown that an innovative anti-microbial catheter could vastly improve treatment and the quality of life for many community-based dialysis patients. Medical experts at The ...

Medical experts at The University of Nottingham have shown that an innovative anti-microbial catheter could vastly improve treatment and the quality of life for many community-based dialysis patients.