Percutaneous Versus Surgical Insertion of Peritoneal Dialysis Catheters: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Background: Home-based peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an alternative to facility-based hemodialysis and has lower costs and greater freedom for patients with kidney failure. For a patient to undergo PD, a safe and reliable method of accessing the peritoneum is needed. However, different catheter insert...

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Main Authors: Anirudh Agarwal, Reid H. Whitlock, Ryan J. Bamforth, Thomas W. Ferguson, Jenna M. Sabourin, Qiming Hu, Sean Armstrong, Claudio Rigatto, Navdeep Tangri, Sara Dunsmore, Paul Komenda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-11-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/20543581211052731