Peritoneal dialysis cuff-shaving-a salvage therapy for refractory exit-site infections.

CONCLUSION: Cuff-shaving is a feasible rescue therapy to treat refractory exit-site infections. In our experience, it allowed resolution of infections in a significant proportion of cases, except for fungal agents, and therefore extended catheter survival time, besides being associated with a small rate of complications. PMID: 30846605 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Peritoneal Dialysis International - Category: Urology & Nephrology Tags: Perit Dial Int Source Type: research