Safety of peritoneal dialysis catheter surgery under dexmedetomidine and local anesthesia for elderly patients in Japan: a single-center prospective cohort study.
Tsugumi FukunagaGo AnanTakuo HiroseYuka MiyakeKento HoshinoAkari EndoRyo TajimaHiroki ItoShingo NakayamaHideaki HashimotoKatsuya IshiyamaTomoyoshi KimuraTakefumi MoriPublished in: Clinical and experimental nephrology (2022)
The surgery for PD catheter placement by open surgery under DEX and local anesthesia in elderly patients is safe and effective.