A prospective randomized study of the effect of a subcutaneously "buried" peritoneal dialysis catheter technique versus standard technique on the incidence of peritonitis and exit-site infection

Peritoneal Dialysis International

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 211-219

  Danielsson, Anders ^a   Blohmé, Linus ^a   Tranæus, Anders ^a   Hylander, Britta ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Catheter; Exit site infection; Peritonitis; Randomized study; Subcutaneous rest period

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERITONEAL CATHETER; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0036105119     PISSN: 08968608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089686080202200208     Document Type: Article

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