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Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Insertion.

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Adherence to a number of universal details is required to ensure the best opportunity for creating a successful long-term peritoneal access and a smooth transition to dialysis therapy.
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This article is published in Seminars in Nephrology.The article was published on 2017-01-01. It has received 71 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Catheter insertion & Catheter.

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Increasing access to integrated ESKD care as part of universal health coverage

David Harris, +100 more
- 01 Apr 2019 - 
TL;DR: The purpose was to develop a strategic plan to improve worldwide access to integrated ESKD care, by identifying and prioritizing key activities across 8 themes, and an overarching performance framework were developed for each theme.
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Development of a framework for minimum and optimal safety and quality standards for hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis

TL;DR: It is important to understand how the implementation and oversight of basic standards of care can be reasonably adapted and applied in low- and lower-middle-income countries.
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Peritoneal Dialysis Access Associated Infections.

TL;DR: Current knowledge with regards to prevention of PD-associated infections, and the diagnosis and management of exit site infections and peritonitis is reviewed.
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Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Placement Using an Ultrasound-Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block.

TL;DR: A TAP block is an effective, safe method and can be used as the principal anesthesia technique for PD catheter placement and could be recommended for ESRD patients, which have a substantial number of comorbidities that can be negatively influenced by general anesthesia.
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Rectus sheath hematoma: review of 126 cases at a single institution.

TL;DR: Although RSH is rarely fatal, the clinician should be aware of important risk factors that lead to RSH including female sex, older age, anticoagulation therapy, and cough or other abdominal trauma.
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Dialysate leaks in peritoneal dialysis.

TL;DR: A standard approach to the treatment of early and late dialysate leaks is proposed: 1–2 weeks of rest from CAPD, and surgery if recurrence, and surgical repair has been strongly suggested for leakage causing genital swelling.
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Clinical practice guidelines for peritoneal access

TL;DR: This poster presents a poster presented at the 13th annual meeting of the American College of Dialysis Surgeons (ACLS) to discuss the management of kidney failure in patients with a history of organ failure.
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