Table 3 The catheter complications during the follow-up from 3 months to 12 months.

From: Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Emplacement by Advanced Laparoscopy: 8-year Experience from a Medical Center of China

Catheter complications

Follow-up period

3-months

6-months

9-months

12-months

n = 130

n = 130

n = 129

n = 119

Outflow obstruction (n, (%))

6(4.62)

6(4.62)

6(4.65)

6(5.04)

Pericatheter leaking (n, (%))

3(2.31)

3(2.31)

3(2.33)

3(2.52)

Hydrocele of tunica vaginalis (n, (%))

1(0.77)

1(0.77)

1(0.78)

1(0.84)

Umbilical hernia (n, (%))

1(0.77)

1(0.77)

1(0.78)

2(1.68)

  1. Note: n, number of observations.