Complications with permanent peritoneal dialysis catheters: experience with 154 percutaneously placed catheters

• Published in: Nephron (2015) Vol. 48; no. 1; p. 8
• Main Authors: Allon, M, Soucie, J M, Macon, E J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland 1988
• Subjects: Catheters, Indwelling - adverse effects; Humans; Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory - instrumentation; Peritoneum; Prospective Studies; Punctures
• ISSN: 1660-8151
• DOI: 10.1159/000184860

A prospective study evaluated the complications in 154 patients in whom a permanent peritoneal dialysis catheter was inserted percutaneously from April 1982 to June 1986. Obstruction to flow and fluid leakage occurred in 9.2 and 2.6% of the catheters, respectively. Catheter survival was 64.6 and 48.6% at 1- and 2-year follow-up, respectively. The complication rates and survival of percutaneously placed catheters was comparable to those reported for surgically placed catheters. Percutaneous insertion of Tenckhoff catheters is a viable alternative to using the surgical technique.