BookStephen Haggerty, editor.
Contents:
1. The epidemiology of renal replacement therapy
2. Physiology of peritoneal dialysis
3. Patient selection for peritoneal dialysis
4. Perioperative planning assessment and preparation
5. Overview of catheter choices and implantation techniques
6. Surgical considerations for open placement of peritoneal dialysis catheters
7. Fluoroscopic guided percutaneous insertion of PD catheters
8. Advanced laparoscopic insertion of peritoneal dialysis catheters
9. Pre-sternal and extended catheters
10. Buried catheters: how and why?
11. Post-operative protocol and maintenance of function
12. Diagnosis and management of catheter dysfunction
13. Mechnical complications of peritoneal dialysis
14. Infection complications of peritoneal dialysis
15. Management of hernias in the context of peritoneal dialysis
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