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01-11-2014 | Guidelines
Guidelines for laparoscopic peritoneal dialysis access surgery
Authors:
Stephen Haggerty, Scott Roth, Danielle Walsh, Dimitrios Stefanidis, Raymond Price, Robert D. Fanelli, Todd Penner, William Richardson, SAGES Guidelines Committee
Published in:
Surgical Endoscopy
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Issue 11/2014
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Excerpt
The use of peritoneal dialysis (PD) as a primary mode of renal replacement therapy has been increasing around the world. The surgeon’s role in caring for these patients is to provide access to the peritoneal cavity via a PD catheter and to diagnose and treat catheter complications. Since the early 1990s, laparoscopy has been applied by many adult and pediatric surgeons for insertion of PD catheters as well as for salvage of malfunctioning catheters. This document is an evidence-based guideline based on a review of current literature and the opinions of experts in the field. It provides specific recommendations to assist surgeons who take care of adult and pediatric PD patients. …