The Association of Intra-abdominal Adhesions with Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter-Related Complications.
Mohammad Azfar QureshiSerban MaiereanJohn H CrabtreeAlix ClarkeSean ArmstrongRachel B FissellArsh K JainSarbjit Vanita JassalSusie L HuPeter KennealeyScott LiebmanBrendan B McCormickBogdan MomciuRobert P PaulyBethany PellegrinoJeffrey PerlJames L PirkleTroy J PlumbRebecca SeshasaiAnkur D ShahNikhil ShahJenny I ShenGurmukteshwar SinghKarthik Kannan TennankoreJaime UribarriMurray VasilevskyRobert YangRobert R QuinnAshlie NadlerMatthew J Olivernull nullPublished in: Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN (2024)
People with intra-abdominal adhesions undergoing PD catheter insertion were at higher risk for abdominal pain or flow restriction preventing PD from starting, PD termination or requiring an invasive procedure. However, the majority of patients, with or without adhesions, did not experience complications, and most complications did not lead to the termination of PD therapy.