Surgical risk stratification and outcome analysis of Tenckhoff catheter implantations in paediatric patients: a single-centre experience.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to assess the risk factors for complications post-Tenckhoff catheter implantation in paediatric patients. All records of children who underwent the procedure from 2002 to 2022 at the University Medical Centre of Hamburg were analyzed. The demographic and anthropometric characteristics were scrutinized, with particular attention given to complications such as catheter leakage, occlusions, and peritonitis. Univariate and multivariate analyses were employed to determine the hazard ratios for complications. In total, 299 implantations were performed in 116 females and 130 males; 67% were under 5 years old, and 85% had renal disease. Fifty-one percent needed an acute catheter insertion, 26% of the patient's required revision, and 24% of the patients experienced peritonitis. Neo

SUBMITTER: Aftzoglou M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11794337 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature