Chronic peritoneal dialysis catheters in children: A fifteen-year experience of the Italian registry of pediatric chronic peritoneal dialysis

Peritoneal Dialysis International

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 481-486

  Rinaldi, Stefano ^a,b   Sera, Francesco ^a   Verrina, Enrico ^a   Edefonti, Alberto ^a   Gianoglio, Bruno ^a   Perfumo, Francesco ^a   Sorino, Palma ^a   Zacchello, Graziella ^a   Cutaia, Ignazio ^a   Lavoratti, Giancarlo ^a   Leozappa, Giovanna ^a   Pecoraro, Carmine ^a   Rizzoni, Gianfranco ^a  

^a Italian Registry of Pediat Chronic   (Italy)

^b BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; National registry; Peritoneal catheter

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVICE REMOVAL; FOREIGN BODY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEMOPERITONEUM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ITALY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSTRUCTION; OMENTUM; ONSET AGE; PATIENT CARE; PERITONEAL CATHETER; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONEAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 7444231623     PISSN: 08968608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089686080402400515     Document Type: Article

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