Outpatient CAPD catheter salvage for persistent exit-site/tunnel infection

Background. Partial replantation (i.e. replacement of the extraperitoneal portion of the catheter with creation of a new subcutaneous tunnel) has been suggested to avoid catheter removal in patients with persistent exit-site/tunnel infection (ESTI). However, published experience with this technique...

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Published in:Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation dialysis, transplantation, 2000-02, Vol.15 (2), p.231-234
Main Authors: Clouâtre, Yves, Cartier, Pierre, Charbonneau, Robert, Déziel, Clément, Allard, Michel, Madore, François
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Ambulatory Care
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Biological and medical sciences
catheter salvage
Catheters, Indwelling - adverse effects
continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
Emergency and intensive care: renal failure. Dialysis management
Equipment Reuse
exit-site/tunnel infection
Humans
Infection - etiology
Intensive care medicine
Medical Illustration
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
outpatient procedure
Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory - adverse effects
Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory - instrumentation
Reoperation
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the urinary system
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Summary:Background. Partial replantation (i.e. replacement of the extraperitoneal portion of the catheter with creation of a new subcutaneous tunnel) has been suggested to avoid catheter removal in patients with persistent exit-site/tunnel infection (ESTI). However, published experience with this technique is limited. Methods. Partial replantation was performed on an outpatient basis under local anesthesia for seven patients with persistent ESTI of >3 months duration. All patients resumed CAPD immediately following surgery. Results. One patient had dialysate leakage less than 1 week after surgery that required catheter removal. The other patients had no complications and mean catheter survival following surgery was 7.7 months (range 3.5–13 months). There was no recurrence of ESTI after surgery, although two patients presented with exit-site infection unrelated to the initial episode (i.e. different organism, long latency). Three other patients presented with episodes of peritonitis unrelated to surgery (i.e. delay >1 month) or ESTI (i.e. different organism). Conclusions. Partial replantation allows significant prolongation of catheter survival without major complications or interruption of CAPD. This novel procedure appears to be an appropriate alternative to catheter removal for the management of persistent ESTI. However, further studies are needed to prospectively compare partial replantation with catheter removal.
ISSN:0931-0509
1460-2385
DOI:10.1093/ndt/15.2.231