Do you take any special considerations for a patient with ESKD who has an ileostomy/colostomy and wishes to start peritoneal dialysis?
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How would you manage a patient with ESKD who has an ileostomy/colostomy and wishes to start peritoneal dialysis?
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Nephrology · Rush Medical College
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My special considerations are to probably avoid PD. But it depends on what the surgical history was for that ileostomy or colostomy, e.g., there may be a lot of scar tissue. When PD works (flows easily in and out), it works; when it doesn',t it doesn't and if doesn't it usually doesn't get better (4...
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Nephrology · Stanford University
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A pre-sternal PD catheter is perfect for such situations (ileostomy/colostomy). The catheter exit site is located in the parasternal area, thus avoiding the abdominal area. In addition to ostomies, the catheter is particularly useful in obese patients, children with diapers and fecal incontinence, a...
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