Wazaira A Khan, Matthew Oliver, John H Crabtree, Alix Clarke, Sean Armstrong, Danielle Fox, Rachel Fissell, Arsh K Jain, Sarbjit V Jassal, Susie L Hu, Peter Kennealey, Scott Liebman, Brendan McCormick, Bogdan Momciu, Robert P Pauly, Beth Pellegrino, Jeffrey Perl, James L Pirkle, Troy J Plumb, Pietro Ravani, Rebecca Seshasai, Ankur Shah, Nikhil Shah, Jenny Shen, Gurmukteshwar Singh, Karthik Tennankore, Jaime Uribarri, Murray Vasilevsky, Robert Yang, Robert R Quinn
RATIONALE & OBJECTIVE: A history of prior abdominal procedures may influence the likelihood of referral for peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheter insertion. To guide clinical decision making in this population, this study examined the association between prior abdominal procedures and outcomes in patients undergoing PD catheter insertion. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING & PARTICIPANTS: Adults undergoing their first PD catheter insertion between November 1, 2011 and November 1, 2020, at 11 institutions in Canada and the US participating in the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis (ISPD) North American Catheter Registry...
March 4, 2024: American Journal of Kidney Diseases