We believe that by focusing on the Peritoneal Dialysis catheter and its implantation, patients’ quality of life is improved and the entire Peritoneal Dialysis process is made easier

References

The following journal articles, books/book chapters, etc., contain useful and relevant data concerning peritoneal dialysis catheters and PD catheter placement.

Adamson, A. S., et. al.  “Endoscopic placement of CAPD catheters: a review of one hundred procedures.”  Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation.  Vol. 7:  1992, 855-857.

Ash, Stephen R.  “Who Should Place Peritoneal Catheters?  A Nephrologist’s View.” Nephrology News & Issues.  June 1993.

Ash, Stephen R., Alan E. Handt and Richard Bloch.  “Peritoneoscopic Placement of the Tenckhoff Catheter:  Further Clinical Experience.”  Peritoneal Dialysis Bulletin.  Vol. 3, No.  1:  1983, 8-12.

Ash, Stephen R.  “Chronic Peritoneal Dialysis Catheters: Effects of Catheter Design, Materials, and Location.”  Seminars in Dialysis.  Vol. 3, No. 1:  Jan - March 1990, 39-46.

Ash SR.  Peritoneal access and its complications, in Replacement of Renal Function by Dialysis, Winchester, editor; 2005, Chapter 13.

Ash, Stephen R.  “Peritoneal Access Devices and Placement Techniques.” Dialysis Therapy.  Second Edition.  Philadelphia:  Hanley & Belfus, Inc., 1993, 23-28.

Ash SR, Carr DJ, Diaz-Buxo JA, Crabtree JA.  Peritoneal Access Devices: Design, Function, and Placement Techniques, in Clinical Dialysis, 4th ed., Nissenson AR, editor; 2005.

Ash, Stephen R., David J. Carr, and Jose A. Diaz-Buxo.  “Peritoneal Access Devices Hydraulic Function and Biocompatibility.”  Clinical Dialysis, Third Edition.  Norwalk, CT: Appelton & Lange, 1995, 295-321.

Ash, Stephen R. and John T. Daugirdas.  “Peritoneal Access Devices.”  Handbook of Dialysis.  Second Edition, New York:  Little Brown & Co., 1994, 274-300.

Ash, Stephen R. and W. Kirt Nichols.  “Placement, repair, and removal of chronic peritoneal catheters.”  The Textbook of Peritoneal Dialysis.  Dordrecht, the Netherlands:  Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1994, 315-334.

Ash, S.R., et. al.  “Placement of the Tenckhoff Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Under Peritoneoscopic Visualization.”  Dialysis and Transplantation.  Vol. 10, No. 5: May 1981, 383-386.

Asif, Arif, et. al. “Peritoneal Dialysis Underutilization: The Impact of an Interventional Nephrology Peritoneal Dialysis Access Program.” Seminars in Dialysis. Vol. 16, No. 3: May-June 2003, 266-271.

Asif, Arif, et. al.  “Peritoneoscopic Placement of Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter & Bowel Perforation: Experience of an Interventional Nephrology Program.”  American Journal of Kidney Diseases.  Vol. 42, No. 6: December, 2003, 1270-1274.

Chadha, I., Mulgaonkar, S., et. al.  “Outcome of Laparoscopic Tenckhoff Catheter Insertion (LTCI) Versus Surgical Tenckhoff Catheter Insertion (STCI):  A Prospective Randomized Comparison.”  Peritoneal Dialysis International.  Vol. 14, Supplement 1: 1994, S88.

Copley, Brian J., et. al.  “Peritoneoscopic Placement of Swan Neck Peritoneal Dialysis Catheters.”  Peritoneal Dialysis International.  Vol. 16, Supplement 1:  1996.

Crabtree JH: Construction and use of stencils in planning for peritoneal dialysis catheter implantation. Perit Dial Int 23:395-398, 2003.

Crabtree JH: Peritoneal catheter splicing for distant relocation of poorly selected exit-sites. Perit Dial Int 25:192-195, 2005.

Crabtree John H, Burchette Raoul, Siddiqi Nazia.:  Optimal Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Type and Exit-Site Location:  An Anthropometric Analysis.  ASAIO Journal, Nov/Dec 2005.

Crohn, K.R., et. al.  “Tenckhoff Insertion in the Acute Dialysis Unit:  Safe and Cost Effective.” Peritoneal Dialysis International.  Vol. 14, Supplement 1: 1994, S16.

Cruz, Cosme and Mark D. Faber.  “Peritoneoscopic Implantation of Tenckhoff Catheters for CAPD:  Effect on Catheter Function, Survival and Tunnel Infection.”  Contributions to Nephrology.  Vol.  89:  1991, 35-39.

Cruz, C., et. al.  “Can the Incidence of Peritoneal Catheter Tunnel Infections be Reduced?”  Abstract Program of the American Society of Nephrology.  1987, 98A.

Doñate, T., et. al.  “Peritoneal Catheter (PC) Implantation through Y-TEC System.”  Peritoneal Dialysis International.  Vol. 13, Supplement 1:  1993, S39.

Gadallah, Merit F., et. al.  “Peritoneoscopic versus Surgical Placement of Tenckhoff Catheters:  A Prospective Study on Outcome.”  American Journal of Kidney Diseases, Vol. 33, No.1: January 1999, 118-122.

Gokal, Ram, Stephen R. Ash, et. al.  “Peritoneal Catheters and Exit-Site Practices: Toward Optimum Peritoneal Access.”  Peritoneal Dialysis International.  Vol. 13, No. 1: 1993, 29-39.

Gokal R, Alexander S, Ash S, et al: “Peritoneal Catheters and Exit-site Practices Toward Optimum Peritoneal Access: 1998 update. Perit Dial Int 18:11-33, 1998.

Handt, Alan E. and Stephen R. Ash.  “Longevity of Tenckhoff Catheters Placed by the VITEC Peritoneoscopic Technique.”  Perspectives in Peritoneal Dialysis.  Vol. 2, No. 3: September, 1984, 30-33.

Hilton, D.D. and R.S. Smith.  “Three Years Experience of Laparoscopic Insertion of Catheters for C.A.P.D. Using Y TECH Needlescope.”  Second International Congress on Access Surgery.  Maastricht, the Netherlands:  Abstract II, November 1990, 20.

Hilton, D.D., et. al.  “Eight-Year Audit of Surgically and Laparoscopically Placed Peritoneal Dialysis Catheters.” 12th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Blood Purification.  Maastricht, the Netherlands:  September 1994, 173-174.

Kriger, Frank L., et. al.  “Use of a Single Delivery System for Peritoneal Dialysis:  Results of a Multicenter Trial.” Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.  Vol. 2, No. 3.  September 1991, 364.

Maher, E.R., et. al.  “Comparison of two Techniques for Insertion of Tenckhoff Peritoneal Dialysis Catheters.”   Xth International Congress of Nephrology, London, 1987.

Moncrief, JW, Popovich, RP., Broadrick, LJ., He, ZZ, Simmons, EE., Tate, RA.  “The Moncrief-Popovich Catheter:  A New Peritoneal Access Technique for Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis”.  ASAIO J. 1993;39:62-65

Nahman, N. Stanley, et. al.  “Modification of the Percutaneous Approach to Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Placement Under Peritoneoscopic Visualization:  Clinical Results in 78 Patients.”  Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.  Vol. 3, No. 1:  1992, 103-107.

Pastan, S., et. al.  “Prospective Comparison of Peritoneoscopic and Surgical Implantation of CAPD Catheters.” American Society for Artificial Internal Organs.  Vol.  20, 1991 Abstracts, 107.

Pastan, Stephen, et. al.  “Prospective Comparison of Peritoneoscopic and Surgical Implantation of CAPD Catheters.”   Trans American Society for Artificial Internal Organs.  Vol. XXXVII, 1991, M154-M156.

Paul R., Vos G.A., et. al.  “Needlescope Technique for CAPD Catheter Placement.”  Second International Congress on Access Surgery.  Maastricht, the Netherlands:  Abstract II, November 1990, 47.

Tenckhoff H, Schechter H.  A Bacteriologically Safe Peritoneal Dialysis Access Device.  Trans American Society of Artificial Organs. 1968; 14:181-187.

Twardowski ZJ: Peritoneal catheter placement and management, in Massry SG, Suki WN (eds), Therapy Of Renal Disease And Related Disorders, Dordrecht, Kluwer Academic, 1997, pp. 953-979.

Twardowski ZJ, Nolph KD, Khanna R, Prowant BF, Ryan LP, Nichols WK.  The Need for a “Swan-Neck™” Permanently Bent, Arcuate Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter.  Peritoneal Dialysis Bulletin, 1985; 5-219-23.

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