Surgical salvage of peritoneal dialysis catheters from chronic exit-site and tunnel infections

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 190, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 4-8

  Crabtree, John H ^a   Burchette, Raoul J ^b  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^b Research and Evaluation   (United States)

Author keywords

Catheter infections; Cuff shaving; Exit site infections; Peritoneal catheter; Peritoneal dialysis; Tunnel infections

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILE LEAKAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE INFECTION; DIALYSATE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALVAGE THERAPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATHETERIZATION; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALVAGE THERAPY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 20444495945     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.04.010     Document Type: Article

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