ABSTRACT
Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD) patients may have non infectious abdominal complications that affect the survival of their dialysis treatment. It is important to document the origin of leakages and hernias, causes of catheter malfunction or haemoperitoneum. Therapeutic options will depend on investigations and include catheter removal or replacement, surgical intervention or eventual transfer to automated peritoneal dialysis (APD). In this paper we report our experience of the technical implementation of Peritoneography and Peritoneum Computed Tomography.
Subject(s)
Hemoperitoneum/diagnostic imaging , Hemoperitoneum/etiology , Hernia, Ventral/diagnostic imaging , Hernia, Ventral/etiology , Kidney Failure, Chronic/therapy , Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory/adverse effects , Drainage , Equipment Failure , Female , Hemoperitoneum/therapy , Hernia, Ventral/therapy , Humans , Male , Risk Factors , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedABSTRACT
This paper shows the most important germs that are responsible for exit-site and tunnel infections in CAPD patients, and the possible action to care for them. Prevention of PD catheter infection begins with good surgical practice in catheter implantation and includes appropriate preoperative patient preparation. Some of the operative protocols for dialytic methods used in our unit are shown.
