Fluoroscopy Guided Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Placement Video
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Keyword(s)
PD
DISCLAIMER: ASDIN provides this for informational purposes only and that watching the videos is not intended to substitute for appropriate training and does not prepare someone solely to conduct the procedure.
Description
This short video captures all the steps of the fluoroscopic PD placement.It is divided into a number of sections:
Tips provided include:
· Pre-op assessment
· Equipment: use Hawkins blunt needle
· Table setup
· Selecting catheters (briefly discusses commonly used catheters)
· Procedure
Tips provided include:
-How to avoid epigastric vessels during placement
-How to choose the exist site
-Recognize an appropriate peritoneographic image following needle insertion into the peritoneum
-Purse stitch of the deep cuff for early PD initiation
-How to lock the PD catheter