Peritoneal dialysis catheter
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A Peritonealperitoneal dialysis catheter is a flexible tube designed for peritoneal dialysis, the most well-known and widely-used being the Tenckhoff catheter.
History
In 1968 an American nephrologist Henry A Tenckhoff (d.2017) 2 introduced his eponymous peritoneal indwelling catheter 1. The major improvements made by Dr Tenckhoff over the Palmer-Quinton catheter, the main one in use at the time, was:
- using the recently discovered inert and flexible Silastic as the catheter material
- the addition of Dacron cuffs near the ends to improve skin anchorage and decrease secondary infection rates
- developing and patenting an insertion trocar
-<p><strong>Peritoneal dialysis catheter</strong> is a flexible tube designed for <a href="/articles/peritoneal-dialysis">peritoneal dialysis</a>, the most well-known and widely-used being the <strong>Tenckhoff catheter</strong>. </p><h4>History</h4><p>In 1968 an American nephrologist <strong>Henry A Tenckhoff</strong> (d.2017) <sup>2</sup> introduced his eponymous peritoneal indwelling catheter <sup>1</sup>. The major improvements made by Dr Tenckhoff over the Palmer-Quinton catheter, the main one in use at the time, was:</p><ul>- +<p>A <strong>peritoneal dialysis catheter</strong> is a flexible tube designed for <a href="/articles/peritoneal-dialysis">peritoneal dialysis</a>, the most well-known and widely-used being the <strong>Tenckhoff catheter</strong>. </p><h4>History</h4><p>In 1968 an American nephrologist <strong>Henry A Tenckhoff</strong> (d.2017) <sup>2</sup> introduced his eponymous peritoneal indwelling catheter <sup>1</sup>. The major improvements made by Dr Tenckhoff over the Palmer-Quinton catheter, the main one in use at the time, was:</p><ul>
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