SynthesisBMC nephrology2020
Randomized controlled trials for comparison of laparoscopic versus conventional open catheter placement in peritoneal dialysis patients: a meta-analysis.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.
- Percutaneous versus laparoscopic catheter placement for peritoneal dialysis: a meta-analysis.BMC nephrology · 2025Pooled it
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- Two-port laparoscopic placement of a peritoneal dialysis catheter using guideline-based trans-rectus insertion, rectus sheath tunneling, and a dedicated exit site: a technical note.Journal of minimally invasive surgery · 2026Article
- Current position of Moncrief and Popovich's technique in patients on peritoneal dialysis: who really benefits from this technique from the perspective of mortality and peritonitis development?Clinical and experimental nephrology · 2025Article
- Surgical risk factors for technical survival of peritoneal dialysis catheters.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2025Article
- Percutaneous Insertion of Peritoneal Dialysis Catheters.Cardiovascular and interventional radiology · 2025Review
- Clinical impact of catheter insertion for peritoneal dialysis on patient survival and catheter-related complications.Clinical and experimental nephrology · 2023Article
- Treatment of recurrent hernia in peritoneal dialysis patients.Journal of surgical case reports · 2023Article
- Image-guided tunneled peritoneal dialysis catheter placement.Cardiovascular diagnosis and therapy · 2023Review
- Clinical benefits of routine examination and synchronous repair of occult inguinal hernia during laparoscopic peritoneal dialysis catheter insertion: a single-center experience.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2021Article
- Association between different peritoneal dialysis catheter placement methods and short-term postoperative complications.BMC nephrology · 2021Article
- Safety and Efficacy of Bedside Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Placement in the COVID-19 Era: Initial Experience at a New York City Hospital.World journal of surgery · 2020Article
- Immediate Dialysis After Simultaneous Laparoscopic Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Placement and Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair.JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic SurgeonsArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe application of laparoscopic catheterization technology in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients has recently increased. However, the advantages and disadvantages of laparoscopic versus conventional open PD catheter placement are still controversial. The aim of this meta-analysis is to assess the complications of catheterization in PD patients and to provide a reference for choosing a PD-catheter placement technique in the clinic.
methodsWe searched numerous databases, including Embase, PubMed, CNKI and the Cochrane Library, for published randomized controlled trials (RCTs).
resultsEight relevant studies (n = 646) were included in the meta-analysis. The pooled results showed a lower incidence of catheter migration (OR: 0.42, 95% CI: 0.19 to 0.90, P: 0.03) and catheter removal (OR: 0.41, 95% CI: 0.21 to 0.79, P: 0.008) but a higher incidence of bleeding (OR: 3.25, 95% CI: 1.18 to 8.97, P: 0.02) with a laparoscopic approach than with a conventional approach. There was no significant difference in the incidence of omentum adhesion (OR: 0.32, 95% CI: 0.05 to 2.10, P: 0.24), hernia (OR: 0.38, 95% CI: 0.09 to 1.68, P: 0.20), leakage (OR: 0.69, 95% CI: 0.38 to 1.26, P: 0.23), intestinal obstruction (OR: 0.96, 95% CI: 0.48 to 1.91, P: 0.90) or perforation (OR: 0.95, 95% CI: 0.06 to 15.42, P: 0.97). The statistical analysis showed no significant difference in early (OR: 0.44, 95% CI: 0.15 to 1.33, P: 0.15), late (OR: 0.89, 95% CI: 0.41 to 1.90, P: 0.76) or total (OR: 0.68, 95% CI: 0.42 to 1.12, P: 0.13) peritonitis infections between the 2 groups, and there are no no significant difference in early (OR: 0.39, 95% CI: 0.06 to 2.36, P: 0.30), late (OR: 1.35, 95% CI: 0.78 to 2.33, P: 0.16) or total (OR: 1.20, 95% CI: 0.71 to 2.02, P: 0.17) tunnel or exit-site infections between the 2 groups.
conclusionLaparoscopic catheterization and conventional open catheter placement in PD patients have unique advantages, but laparoscopic PD catheterization may be superior to conventional open catheter placement. However, this conclusion needs to be confirmed with further large-sample-size, multi-centre, high-quality RCTs.
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