I Hate Dialysis Message Board
Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: Medical Breakthroughs => Topic started by: Notadork on August 05, 2021, 01:11:51 PM
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So my mom is done with dialysis and is looking forward to getting her pd catheter removed. The doctor seemed slightly appalled when I suggested the pull technique with the reasoning that leaving the cuffs in there would "get infected". Being in there now though, aren't they at the same risk of getting infected? Even if they did get some infection THEN do surgery to remove them. but if there's a chance, even if it's 96 out of a hundred or something, to not have surgery then why not try that first? It's not like the infection won't be completely cured... implanting the tube was laparoscopic and not very invasive really, but taking it it out seems like it involves a lot more cutting through abdominals and whatever, just not worth it, I think. Is this technique only used in UK and China or something? Can we get it done here if we just find the right Dr? I understand it's a relatively newer concept, like just within the last 10 years . I'm like this close to giving the pull technique a whirl myself, tbh. Those people kept my mother on dialysis FOR A FULL YEAR longer than nessicary before they would finally listen to what I was trying to tell them and took her off it. For this reason I really don't trust anything from them, at all.
Any personal experiences with any kind of pd Cath removal are helpful! Thank u so much :)
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I've read this somewhere:
"A simple, non-invasive method for removing peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheters, called the "pull technique," has become popular in recent years. Physicians still worry, however, about the range of its application and possible complications such as infection of the retained cuff and breakage."