Repair of damaged connectors of tunneled cuffed catheters with a two-piece adaptor for peritoneal dialysis.
J Vasc Access
; 13(2): 203-7, 2012.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Although catheter use exposes the patient to several complications, tunneled cuffed catheters are widely applied for temporary or long-term vascular access. The aim of the study was to establish the rate of tunneled dialysis catheter damage and report our experience with breakage repair.METHODS:
All 363 cuffed tunneled hemodialysis catheters inserted into 309 patients from May 2000 to December 2008 were followed up. When connector damage was encountered, repair with a two-piece adaptor for peritoneal dialysis was attempted.RESULTS:
Mechanical breakage occurred in 33 (9.1%) of catheters with an incidence of 0.36/1000 catheter-days. The most frequent was connector damage, found in 25 cases (67.6%). Catheter repair using a peritoneal dialysis Luer adaptor was performed with good early and long-term outcome.CONCLUSIONS:
Tunneled catheter breakage is a relatively rare complication. Catheter repair using the adaptor for peritoneal dialysis is easy to perform, safe, and cost-effective.
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Assunto principal:
Cateterismo Venoso Central
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Cateteres de Demora
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Diálise Renal
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Diálise Peritoneal
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2012
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Article