Previous abdominal surgery is not necessarily a contraindication for peritoneal dialysis

Nature Clinical Practice Nephrology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 16-17

  Crabtree, John H ^a,b  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal surgery; Catheter malfunction; Complications; Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis; Peritonitis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; APPENDECTOMY; CATHETER OCCLUSION; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; GASTRECTOMY; HEMICOLECTOMY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NOTE; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERITONITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEDATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT T TEST; SURGEON; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 37349054249     PISSN: 17458323     EISSN: 17458331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpneph0669     Document Type: Note

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