Laparoscopic observations of adhesions between peritoneal dialysis catheters and intraperitoneal organs: A retrospective, observational study.

Laparoscopy provides extensive data for the decannulation of a peritoneal dialysis catheter and is being increasingly used to diagnose encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis. However, there are few reports on the methods of decannulation of peritoneal dialysis catheters. In this study, we examined the laparoscopic findings and postoperative complications of patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis catheter removal.

Impact of anemia treatment for left ventricular hypertrophy using long-acting erythropoietin-stimulating agents from the pre-dialysis to maintenance dialysis period in patients with chronic kidney disease, retrospective longitudinal cohort study.

Background: Anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease (p-CKDs) may initiate or exacerbate left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). This study aimed to determine whether treatment using long-acting erythropoietin-stimulating agents (L-ESAs) is independently associated with LVH during the pre-dialysis to maintenance dialysis period in p-CKDs.

Methods: Physical and laboratory examinations were performed 120 days before initiating dialysis in p-CKDs (baseline).

Impact of Transferrin Saturation and Anemia on Radial Artery Calcification in Patients with End-Stage Kidney Disease.

Background: Arterial calcification is an important factor in determining the prognosis of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Few studies on aortic calcification have involved radial artery calcification (RAC). This study aimed to analyze risk factors for RAC in patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) and investigate the relationship between subsequent cardiovascular events (CVE) and vascular access trouble (VAT).

Negative-pressure wound therapy is effective for peritoneal dialysis catheter exit-site management in the early postoperative period.

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheter exit-site care is critically important for the prevention of catheter-related infections (CRIs) and subsequent peritonitis. The postoperative management of the site is particularly essential because it has an open wound that is always adjacent to a PD catheter tube. This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) for postoperative PD catheter exit sites.