Peritoneal catheter survival: The impact of unroofing

• Main Authors: Barone RJ (Author), Beresan M (Author), Pattin M (Author), Gimenez NS (Author), Verga G (Author), Santopietro M (Author), Ramirez L (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Archives of Clinical Nephrology - Peertechz Publications, 2017-11-18.
• Subjects: Research Article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

<p><strong>Background: </strong>Unroofi ng is a controversial procedure to avoid catheter removal in the treatment of the chronic exit site and tunnel infection, but is now rarely recommended. Here we aimed to evaluate the effects of the unroofi ng procedure on peritoneal catheter...