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Gore-tex versus Oreopoulos peritoneal catheters: clinical evaluation and comparison
H P Böss1, K H Gänger, Z Glück
1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Berne, Switzerland.
The International Journal of Artificial Organs
|June 1, 1989
Abstract:
Ten Gore-tex and ten Oreopoulos peritoneal catheters were evaluated in a comparative clinical trial with an average follow-up of 13 1/2 months per catheter. Catheter survival was significantly poorer in the Gore-tex group (p = 0.0016) because of catheter-related complications like tunnel infections, fissure, migration and painful catheter which made it necessary to remove seven Gore-tex catheters. Substantial corrections of the Gore-tex catheter design are proposed.