Surgical versus percutaneous catheter placement for peritoneal dialysis: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.

CONCLUSION: Overall, the quality of published literature on the field of peritoneal dialysis catheter placement is poor, with a small percentage of studies being randomized clinical trials. Percutaneous peritoneal dialysis catheter placement is a safe procedure and may result in fewer complications, such as tunnel/exit-site infections, and catheter migration, compared to surgical placement. PROTOCOL REGISTRATION: PROSPERO CRD42020154951. PMID: 33197001 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Journal of Nephrology - November 16, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Esagian SM, Sideris GA, Bishawi M, Ziogas IA, Lehrich RW, Middleton JP, Suhocki PV, Pappas TN, Economopoulos KP Tags: J Nephrol Source Type: research