A case of damage to a peritoneal dialysis tubing by a pet cockatoo and review of the literature

A case of damage to a peritoneal dialysis tubing by a pet cockatoo and review of the literature

Abstract Background Peritoneal dialysis (PD) access is important for patients undergoing PD. However, one of the potential complications of peritoneal dialysis access is damage to the dialysis tubing. Although most dialysis tubing damage is due to human error, there have been reports of damages attr...

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Main Authors: Toshihide Naganuma, Yoshiaki Takemoto, Junji Uchida, Tatsuya Nakatani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Renal Replacement Therapy
Subjects:
Peritoneal dialysis
Dialysis tubing
Damage
Pet
Bird
Cockatoo
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41100-018-0190-7

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