CA S E:

DiagnosisM anagem entofDysfunctionalP D Catheter

BharatS achdevaM DL S U S hreveport

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• 36 yroldm alestartedP D 3 m onthsago.HasbeenhavingP D cycleralarm sw ithpoordrainforthepast1 w eek.Hehastriedm anualexchangesasw ell,fillsslow,reportsnopain,theoutflow ispoorandhetakes45 m intodrainthefluid.

• P hysical:VitalsW N L ,unrem arkablephysicalexam except1+ edem a.Catheternoinfection,nosignofdam agetothecatheter

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Case

• 36 yroldm alestartedP D 3 m onthsago.HasbeenhavingP D cycleralarm sw ithpoordrainforthepast1 w eek.Hehastriedm anualexchangesasw ell,fillsslow,reportsnopain,theoutflow ispoorandhetakes45 m intodrainthefluid.

• P hysical:VitalsW N L ,unrem arkablephysicalexam except1+ edem a.Catheternoinfection,nosignofdam agetothecatheter

Constipation

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Case

• P atientreportedconstipationw ithaveragebow elm ovem ent1 in2-3 days.

• L axativesstarted,2-3 bow elsaday last3 days

• N ochangeinP D catheterfunction,m achinealarm sunchanged

• W hat’snext?

Case

1. L aparoscopicrevisionofP D catheter

2. Fluoroscopicrevisionofcatheter

3. CT S canabdom en

4. KU B

5. R em oveP D catheter

6. N oneoftheabove

P D M O DAL IT Y FAIL U R E

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Flow P roblem sw ithP D Catheter

• O utflow :

– Constipation

– L eakage

– CatheterM igration

– CatheterW rap

– CatheterKink

– Fibrin

Fibrin

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Fibrin:U seofT issueP lasm inogenActivator

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ZorzanelloM M ,Flem ingW J,P row antBF.U seoftissueplasm inogenactivatorinperitonealdialysiscatheters:aliteratuarereview andonecenter’sexperience.N ephrolN ursJ2004;31:534-537.

M anagem ent

• Constipation

– useoflaxativesand enem a’s

• S uspectedfibrinorbloodclot

– forcefulflushingofthecatheter

– anticoagulantintodialysate

– tissueplasm inogenactivator(T P A)packingofcatheterlum en

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M alpositionP D Catheter

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Flow P roblem sw ithP D Catheter

• O utflow :

– Constipation

– L eakage

– CatheterM igration

– CatheterW rap

– CatheterKink

– Fibrin

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