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RESEARCH ARTICLE
Urgent-Start Peritoneal Dialysis: A Comparison of Catheter Insertion Using Seldinger Technique and Surgical Operation

  Changqing Yu#      Ning Yang#      Keping Wang      Hongli Lin*      Longkai Li*   

Department of Nephrology, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
#These authors contributed fully and equally to this work

*Corresponding author: Hongli Lin, Department of Nephrology, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, No. 222, Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116011, China, Tel: +8641183635963-3368; E-mail: linhongli@vip.163.com
*Co-correspondence: Longkai Li, Department of Nephrology, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, No. 222, Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116011, China, Tel: +8641183635963-3094; E-mail: sdmountaintai@126.com


Abstract

Background: Urgent-Start Peritoneal Dialysis (USPD) is increasingly used worldwide and represents a safe, convenient and cost-effective method to initiate dialysis. However, good catheter insertion techniques are imperative to avoid postoperative complications. While percutaneous catheter insertion by Seldinger technique is considered a safe method with few post-operative complications, comparisons with surgical operation technique are needed, especially in China, where there a few reports on the outcome of percutaneous catheter insertion by Seldinger technique in USPD patients.

Methods: In a retrospective study of 143 USPD patients receiving PD catheter at the Department of Nephrology, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, China, from October 01, 2016 to September 30, 2019, the outcomes of catheter insertions using surgical (S group; n=83) and percutaneous technique (P group; n=60) were compared. Duration of operation and break-in periods, post-operative infection and non-infection complications during three-month follow-up, and patient reported outcomes of satisfaction with treatment were documented.

Results: The mean duration of operation and break - in period was significantly longer in S group compared with P group (p <0.001). Although no significant difference was noted in the post-operative complications between the two groups, there were fewer complications in P group, including peritonitis, exit site infection, and incisional hernia. 55 (92%) patients in P group and 31 (37%) in S group (p <0.001) reported that they were satisfied with short operation duration, less pain and less lying-bed time.

Conclusion: Percutaneous catheter insertion by Seldinger technique was associated with shorter duration of operation and break-in period, fewer post-operative complications, and higher patient-reported satisfaction than surgical insertion. Percutaneous catheter insertion by Seldinger technique is as safe and efficacious as surgical catheter insertion in USPD patients.

Keywords

Peritoneal dialysis catheter; Percutaneous insertion; Seldinger technique; Surgical operation


Introduction

Urgent-start peritoneal dialysis (USPD), defined as initiation of Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) therapy within two weeks after PD catheter insertion [1,2], is increasingly accepted by nephrologists over recent years [3,4] as an effective and cost-saving approach [5] for initiating dialysis treatment in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) patients. As potential concerns of USPD include risk of immediate post-operative complications such as catheter migration and dialysate leakage [1,6] and dialysate leakage occurring within 10 days after catheter insertion [7], good catheter implantation techniques are crucial.

Three catheter insertion techniques are used worldwide, including surgical operation, laparoscopic operation and percutaneous catheter insertion [8]. Since percutaneous catheter insertion is easy to perform, time-saving, less costly and was reported to have less post-operative complications in recent years, it is increasingly used by nephrologists for patients initiating PD [9,10]. Percutaneous catheter insertion may be especially useful for those in need of USPD as it is a minimally invasive catheter insertion technique [11,12]. However, some adverse effects of percutaneous catheter insertion in USPD patients have been reported, including catheter dysfunction, infection, and fluid leakage, and may have limited its wider use [8,13,14]. One reason for conflicting conclusions about the outcome of percutaneous catheter insertion in USPD may be that different operators (nephrologists and surgeons) inserted catheters in the different studies. To avoid the bias of different operators within each study using different techniques, comparisons of outcomes with different catheter insertion techniques should ideally be performed in single center studies where the same operators use both techniques.

Currently, PD is receiving increasing attention by China government [15] and in China mainland 86, 344 patients were receiving PD already in 2017 [16]; the population of PD patients can be expected to further increase dramatically during coming years. Surgical operation has since long been the main technique for establishing peritoneal access, but percutaneous catheter insertion is increasingly carried out in China mainland in recent years [17,18]. Furthermore, most uremia patients are referred late to peritoneal dialysis and USPD is therefore common in China [19,20]. However, while surgical technique was confirmed to be safe in USPD patients, there were few reports on Seldinger technique in China mainland, and, to the best of our knowledge, no reports comparing the outcome of percutaneous catheter insertion and surgical operation in patients needing USPD in China mainland.

Therefore, the aim of the study is to retrospectively analyze collected data about the above-mentioned techniques from one center where USPD was applied in almost all patients (99%) initiating PD, and to compare the rate of complications between surgical operation and percutaneous catheter insertion performed by the same nephrologists in patients needing USPD.

Methods

This retrospective study was conducted based on data from patients starting PD from October 01, 2016 to September 30, 2019 at the Department of Nephrology in the First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, China. Two senior nephrologists, experienced in catheter insertion both by surgical operation and percutaneous catheter insertion with Seldinger technique, were chosen as operators in the study. All patients who needed USPD (received PD treatment within two weeks after catheter insertion) were identified and followed up in the PD clinic for at least three months to gather data on post-operative outcomes. We excluded those younger than 18 years old, or previously treated by hemodialysis, or not receiving PD treatment within two weeks after catheter insertion, or received catheter insertion in other hospitals. Considering that this was a retrospective study of clinical data, it was not subject to ethical perusal by the local ethics committee.

Collected information in the study included age, sex, cause of ESRD, duration of catheter insertion operation, and break-in periods. The data of the complications after catheter insertion within one month and three months in USPD patients were also collected, including infection complications (peritonitis and exit site infection), non-infection complications (catheter migration, catheter leakage, pleural leakage, scrotal leakage, subcutaneous leakage), and other complications.

All the medical records of these patients were reviewed from the hospital database and the PD center database. All catheter insertions were carried out using either surgical technique or the bedside percutaneous Seldinger technique. The selection of patients for either procedure was generally based on the nephrologists’ practices and patient’s choice. Straight double-cuffed Tenckhoff catheters were used for all patients. First-generation cephalosporin (cefazolin or cefathiamidine) were administered intravenously half an hour prior to the operation procedure [8,21]. All patients were subject to the same procedures before the operation, including washing the whole body, emptying their bladder immediately prior to the procedure and enema one day before the operation [21].

Surgical insertion operation was carried out under local anesthesia by two consultant nephrologists (LL and CY) who together had accumulated experience of more than 600 surgical operations in the past 15 years. Straight double cuffed Tenckhoff catheters were successfully inserted into the pelvic cavity after the peritoneum was incised, and then catheter flow test was performed to confirm the right position of the catheters in the abdominal cavity [7,21]. For percutaneous catheter insertion (also under local anesthesia), penetrating needles were inserted in peritoneal cavity slowly and carefully, 500 to 1000 ml normal saline was infused in the abdominal cavity through the needles. And then guide wires were inserted through the needles, and the needles were removed out of the abdominal cavity. Next the dilators and split sheath were used to place the catheters into the cavity, and then normal saline was drained out from the catheter to make sure the right position of the catheters according to the drainage volume [8,22].

Data on patient satisfaction were recorded using a simple survey, including pain, duration of operation, and lying-bed time after operation. Satisfaction was defined as less painful complaint, short duration operation (<45 minutes), and less lying-bed time (<1 day). All the data were collected from the hospital database and the PD center database, and the survey result for each patient was recorded as “satisfaction” or “dissatisfaction”.

Data were expressed as median with interquartile range (IQR) or percentage, as appropriate. Comparisons between two groups were assessed for nominal variables with Fisher exact tests and assessed for continuous variable with the non-parametric Wilcoxon tests. All statistical analyses were performed using Stata 15.1 (Stata Corporation, College Station, TX, USA). Statistical significance was set at the level of P <0.05.

Results

There were 146 new PD patients in our center from October 01, 2016 to September 30, 2019. Two patients received catheter insertion in other hospitals, and one patient began PD treatment two weeks later after catheter insertion. Therefore, 143 patients with USPD were included in the study (Figure 1). The percentage of USPD in all the new patients was 99.3% (143 out of 144 patients) in our center. PD catheters were inserted in 83 patients by using the surgical technique and in 60 patients by using percutaneous Seldinger wire technique. Baseline characteristics of the two groups are shown in table 1. There were no significant differences in age or gender between the two groups. There were 36 patients with Diabetic Nephropathy (DN) and 26 patients with Chronic Glomerulonephritis (CGN) in Surgical (S) group, and 21 DN patients and 26 CGN patients in Percutaneous (P) group.

Figure 1: Flow chart of the study.

Characteristics Percutaneous Surgical p
Number of cases 60 83  
Age (years) 60 (45-69.5) 59 (45-70) 0.86
Female (n, %) 33 (55%) 44 (53%) 0.87
Etiology (n, %)      
DN 20 (33.33) 36 (43.37)  
GN 26 (43.33) 26 (31.33)  
BANS 10 (16.67) 16 (19.28)  
Others 4 (6.56) 5 (6.02)  
Duration of operation 26.5 (22.5-30) min 58 (53-63) min <0.001
Break in period 1 (1-2) d 3 (2-3) d <0.001

Table 1: Characteristics of 143 urgent start peritoneal dialysis patients initiating dialysis using percutaneous catheter insertion by Seldinger technique or surgical technique.
DN: Diabetic Nephropathy; GN: Glomerulonephritis; BANS: Benign Arterio-Nephrosclerosis.

Local anesthesia was used in both groups, and there was no difference in anesthetic medication (lidocaine). The mean duration of operation was significantly longer in S group compared with P group, 58 (53-63) vs 26.5 (22.5-30) minutes; p <0.001) (Table 1). Also, the break-in period was also longer in S group compared with P group [3 (2-3) vs 1 (1-2) days], p <0.001) (Table 1).

No significant difference was found in peritonitis incidence between the two groups. There was one case of peritonitis in the P group and two cases of peritonitis in the S group within one month (p=1.00), and there were two cases of peritonitis in each group within three months (p=1.00). As regards exit site infection, there was only one case in the S group within one month, and no cases in the P group (Table 2).

  Complications 1 month   p 3 month   p
P S P S
Infection complications
Peritonitis 1 (2%) 2 (2%) 1.00 2 (3%) 2 (2%) 1.00
Exit site infection 0 1 (1%) 1.00 0 0 -
Non-infection complications
Catheter migration 3 (5%) 1 (1%) 0.31 0 0 -
Catheter leakage 2 (3%) 1 (1%) 0.57 0 0 -
Pleural leakage 0 0 0 0 1 (1%) 1.00
Scrotal leakage 0 1 (1%) 1.00 1 (2%) 0 -
Subcutaneous leakage   0   0   -   0   0   -
Other complications 0 0 - 0 1a 1.00

Table 2: Complications at 1 month and 3 months following PD catheter insertion using percutaneous (P group; n=60) or surgical (S group; n=83) technique in 143 urgent-start PD patients.
P: Percutaneous; S: Surgical; a : Incisional Hernia.

Non-infection complications are shown in table 2. Mechanical complications occurred in four patients (three in P group and one in S group; p=0.31) and were successfully cured, and all patients had normal catheter position after conservative measures. There was no case of catheter migration or subcutaneous leakage in both groups within three months. There were only two cases of catheter leakage in P group and one case in S group within one month (p=0.57), which ceased after reduction of dialysate volume. Only one case of pleural leakage was seen in S group within three months, and there was one case of scrotal leakage in S group within one month and one case of scrotal leakage in P group within three months. There was no case of wrapped omentum in either group. However, there was one case of incisional hernia in S group within three months but no case of incisional hernia in P group.

Survey of the satisfaction of patients with operation techniques showed that a larger proportion of patients (55, 92%) in P group were satisfied with short operation duration, less pain and less lying-bed time compared with the proportion (31, 37%) in S group (p <0.001).

Discussion

The outcomes in USPD patients who received of PD catheters using percutaneous catheter insertion by Seldinger technique and conventional surgical PD insertion technique did not differ in terms of duration of operation, break-in period, and post-operative complications, suggesting that the percutaneous Seldinger technique is a safe and convenient technique. Patients reported greater satisfaction after the percutaneous catheter insertion compared to conventional PD insertion surgery. These results are in line with previous observations of benefits and acceptance of percutaneous catheter insertion [23].

Urgent-start PD appears as a safe and feasible dialysis modality for patients who need dialysis immediately and represents an important opportunity to establish patients with urgent, unplanned dialysis requirements on a cost-effective, home-based dialysis modality with lower serious infection risks than the alternative option of hemodialysis via central venous catheters [1]. USPD is a common mode of dialysis initiation in China, and in our center 99% of all new PD patients started PD by USPD, reflecting the uremic condition of most patients starting on dialysis in our center, and, in general, in China. Complications following percutaneous catheter placement have been considered to be inevitable, particularly leakage during the early days after catheter insertion [7]. However, in our study, only two patients had dialysate leakage in the P group (no statistically significant difference compared with S group) possibly due to the minimal injury in the peritoneum that might not have been fixed as firmly as with the purse-string suture around the opening of peritoneal cavity in surgical operation [8]. Three patients in P group had catheter migration; this is a potential disadvantage of the technique although in our study this problem was resolved after treatment. It is noteworthy that there were few other complications in the P group: few cases of peritonitis, no exit site infection, and no incisional hernia (conceivably due to limited injuries of the abdominal wall with short size of incision). The results from the present study show that percutaneous catheter insertion by Seldinger technique is indeed a reliable and satisfactory technique for patients on USPD.

Although percutaneous insertion by Seldinger technique has been reported to be effective and convenient, it still has some disadvantages compared with surgical operation. For example, it is a blind procedure. During the surgical operation, each organ can be seen clearly around the incision when the abdominal cavity is cut open. Therefore, injuries or perforation of the abdominal organs may rarely occur during conventional surgical operation, while many reports suggested high risk of hurting and even perforating abdominal organs during percutaneous insertion by Seldinger technique despite instillation of radio-contrast dye into the peritoneal cavity in some patients, including bowel perforation [24,25] and bladder injury [26].

Although the current study showed advantages of percutaneous insertion by the Seldinger technique in patients on USPD, there are some limitations that should be considered. First, this is a relatively small retrospective study, and not a randomized clinical trial, and the patients were assigned to receive the different catheter insertion techniques according to the nephrologists or patients’ choice. Second, the study may not reflect the real-world situation in many centers because the two nephrologists who performed PD catheter insertions had extensive operation experience. Third, while previous experience in surgical insertion had been obtained for ten years, percutaneous catheter insertion by the Seldinger technique was only carried out for less than two years, and thus the operators were still in the early stage of gathering experience of how to perform percutaneous insertion. With increased experience of percutaneous technique there will be most likely even fewer post-operative complications in USPD patients.

Conclusion

In conclusion, the present study comparing post-operative complications in USPD patients receiving PD catheter by the Seldinger technique and surgical technique respectively, showed similar outcomes of the two techniques. Our study supports the notion that percutaneous catheter insertion by Seldinger technique is a safe, convenient and efficacious technique for USPD patients. However, further prospective studies in a larger number of patients using a randomized control study design are warranted to confirm the results.

Acknowledgements

We gratefully acknowledge all the team members from Department of Nephrology, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University. This work was supported by [the Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province, China #1] under Grant [number 20180550285]; and [the China Scholarship Council #2] under Grant [number 201808210378].

Disclosure Statement

The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest regarding the publication of this manuscript.


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Citation: Yu C, Yang N, Wang K, Lin H, Li L (2021) Urgent-Start Peritoneal Dialysis: A Comparison of Catheter Insertion Using Seldinger Technique and Surgical Operation. Int J Nephrol Kidney Fail 7(4): dx.doi.org/10.16966/2380-5498.220

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  • Received date: 01 Nov, 2021

  • Accepted date: 18 Nov, 2021

  • Published date: 26 Nov, 2021