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30-08-2023 | Peritoneal Dialysis | Nephrology - Original Paper
Efficacy and safety of removing peritoneal dialysis catheters using the pull technique
Authors:
Lina Zhang, Xu Ma, Yanping Zheng, Suge Tian, Jing Zhang, Lei Yan, Yue Gu, Fengmin Shao
Published in:
International Urology and Nephrology
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Issue 3/2024
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Abstract
Purpose
To study the efficacy and safety of peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheter removal using the pull technique.
Methods
We conducted a retrospective analysis of 36 patients in whom the pull technique was used to remove a PD catheter. We evaluated the efficacy, safety, and health economic benefits of this technique by analyzing the pain score, duration of the procedure, complications during or after the procedure, and cost.
Results
The mean age (± standard deviation) of the 36 patients was 51 ± 14 years involving 27 males and 9 females with a mean body mass index was 23.4 ± 2.6. The mean duration of PD was 28 months (range 4–96 months). The site of the pull technique for peritoneal dialysis catheter removal was at the bedside or in the treatment room, with local anesthesia or no anesthesia. The mean duration of the procedure (from anesthesia to complete removal of the PD catheter) was 5–15 min. Only one patient experienced catheter rupture and no patients developed procedural or post-procedural bleeding or abdominal wall leakage. Infection did not occur at the inner or outer cuffs, tunnel, or outlet. Pain scores analyzed by a 10-point visual analogue scoring technique both immediately and 24 h after the procedure were 3.5 ± 1.7 and 1.2 ± 0.8, respectively.
Conclusions
The pull technique is simple to perform, takes a short time, results in few complications and small wounds, causes only mild pain, enables fast recovery, and results in low medical costs.