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Exit-site and catheter care: review of important issues
1Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Health Systems, Ann Arbor, USA.
Advances in Peritoneal Dialysis. Conference on Peritoneal Dialysis
|February 22, 2000
Abstract:
This brief review addresses the impact that several important aspects of catheter technology and exit-site care have on catheter-related infections and catheter longevity. The discussion includes exit-site microbiology, catheter configuration, exit-site care, and catheter salvage, following which a summary of recommendations is presented.