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1 questions · 1 findings · 1 reviews · Kidney and Transplant

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Laparoscopic vs open surgical PD catheter insertion

Dialysate leakage · patients requiring PD catheter placement

Laparoscopic showed no clear difference in dialysate leakage (excluding Tsimoyiannis 2000) compared with open surgical PD catheter insertion (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Catheter insertion techniques for improving catheter function and clinical outcomes in peritoneal dialysis patients 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.4 [0.49, 4.02]
4 studies · 330 participants
Low