Tenckhoff catheter with artificial curve at tunnel tract vs swan‐neck
Exit‐site/tunnel infection · preventing catheter‐related infections in chronic peritoneal dialysis patients
Tenckhoff catheter with artificial curve at tunnel tract probably leads to lower exit‐site/tunnel infection rate (patient‐months) compared with swan‐neck (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Catheter type, placement and insertion techniques for preventing catheter‐related infections in chronic peritoneal… 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.67 [0.5, 0.9]2 studies · 2535 participantsModerate