catheter

The challenge of renal replacement therapy was met by the early innovators of dialysis with the creation of an artificial kidney, the Scribner shunt for hemodialysis access, and the Tenckhoff catheter for peritoneal dialysis.

Prospective randomized study comparing a single-cuff self-locating catheter with a single-cuff straight Tenckhoff catheter in peritoneal dialisys.

There were 14 cases that had Tenckhoff catheter removed immediately when primary response could not be achieved and 10 of 20 cases with delayed Tenckhoff catheter removal after salvage antibiotics.

Abdominal hernias are considered relative contraindications to PD, but if identified in a timely manner, they can be repaired prior to the insertion of a Tenckhoff catheter. If unable to be corrected prior to the patient requiring initiation of PD it is not an absolute contraindication to commence the patient with a hernia as the hernia can be corrected with minimal interruption to the patient's PD.

From April 2006 to March 2010, a total of 150 PD double-cuffed straight Tenckhoff catheters were implanted at the department of surgery, Dammam University, Saudi Arabia.

This edition summarizes "Managing Pleural Effusions: Nursing Care of Patients With a Tenckhoff Catheter" by Susan J.

In this article, we describe a rare case of Tenckhoff catheter obstruction by annexes in a woman with a complex malformative syndrome.

PD patients require a Tenckhoff catheter to be inserted into the peritoneal cavity via the abdomen in order to complete this treatment.

We usually use the conventional straight Tenckhoff catheter which is 42 cm in length.

Our experience with the self-locating catheter compared to other variants of the Tenckhoff catheter. Multicentre study

Soon thereafter, he had exploratory abdominal surgery with the intent of replacing the Tenckhoff catheter, which was unsuccessful due to adhesions throughout his abdomen.

There was no input from microbiology or infection control on catheter-related infections and, importantly, there was no formal policy of care of the Tenckhoff catheter (Jose et al., 2010).

The self-locating catheter: clinical evaluation andcomparison with the Tenckhoff catheter. Perit Dial Int 1999 Nov-Dec; 19(6):540-3.

The Tenckhoff catheter, which is considered the gold standard for peritoneal access, is the most commonly used PD catheter (Flanigan & Gokal, 2005).