Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

5 questions · 5 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 60%Low 1 · 20%Moderate 1 · 20%High 0 · 0%

Peritonitis · chronic peritoneal dialysis patients

It is very uncertain whether self‐locating changes peritonitis compared with straight Tenckhoff catheter (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Exit‐site/tunnel infection · chronic peritoneal dialysis patients

It is very uncertain whether self‐locating changes exit‐site/tunnel infection compared with straight Tenckhoff catheter (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Catheter removal or replacement · chronic peritoneal dialysis patients

It is very uncertain whether self‐locating changes catheter removal or replacement compared with straight Tenckhoff catheter (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Technique failure · chronic peritoneal dialysis patients

Self‐locating showed no clear difference in technique failure compared with straight Tenckhoff catheter (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Death (all causes) · chronic peritoneal dialysis patients

Self‐locating showed no clear difference in death (all causes) compared with straight Tenckhoff catheter (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review