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Post-operative Protocol and Maintenance of Function

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Surgical Aspects of Peritoneal Dialysis

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This chapter reviews optimum care of the peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheter from the immediate post-operative period to patient training and graduation to independent home PD. Early post-operative protocols for exit site care and flushing of the catheter are reviewed, and early use protocols are discussed. Common early catheter problems such as bleeding, obstruction, leakage and pain are reviewed in detail along with algorithmic approaches to these problems.

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McCormick, B. (2017). Post-operative Protocol and Maintenance of Function. In: Haggerty, S. (eds) Surgical Aspects of Peritoneal Dialysis. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52821-2_11

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