Long-term experience with 63 @entity2636 , pail handle, coiled tip peritoneal dialysis catheters surgically implanted in 57 consecutive @entity1 with @entity177 is presented. One hundred percent follow-up of the study group represented 1,248 @entity1 -months of observation. Cumulative catheter survival rates were 80.8% at 12 months, 62.3% at 24 months, and 48.1% through 51 months. Catheter half-life was 32.6 months. Infection was the most frequent @entity532 . Incidence rate of @entity298 was 0.73, and exit site/tunnel @entity281 was 0.42 episodes per @entity1 -year. Median time to first episode was 11.7 months for @entity298 , and 26.3 months for exit site/tunnel @entity281 . Infection led to removal of 28.6% of implanted devices, mechanical blockage resulted in 6.4% loss, and pericatheter leak and tubing break each accounted for 1.6% of catheter removals. The @entity2636 , pail handle, coiled tip peritoneal catheter was found to be a reliable long-term access device compared with reported performances of other catheter types. An adverse outcome was identified in the current clinical series with a model design using a permanently attached catheter adapter that caused large exit site wounds that were predisposed to @entity281 and catheter loss.

Long-term experience with XXXX , pail handle, coiled tip peritoneal dialysis catheters.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity532 :: ('MESH:D003925', 'Disease') :: ['catheter related complication'] @entity177 :: ('MESH:D051437', 'Disease') :: ['renal failure'] @entity281 :: ('MESH:D007239', 'Disease') :: ['infection'] @entity2636 :: ('MESH:D011140', 'Chemical') :: ['polyurethane'] @entity298 :: ('MESH:D010538', 'Disease') :: ['peritonitis']
@entity2636 :: (MESH:D011140,Chemical) :: ['polyurethane']
