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Questions About PD

  1. Per ISPD guideline when is the best time to do the first catheter flush after catheter insertion?

  2. I have a patient that developed cloudy fluid post pd catheter placement. He was asymptomatic, no belly pain, fever ect. Total WBC was 450, PMN 3, Eosinophils 1 but Mononuclear cells were 97 Gram Stain was NOS and so far nothing has grown on the Culture after 3 days. This is not the first time I have seen a higher total WBC (greater than 100), normal polymorph cells and eosinophils but very high mononuclear cells (greater than 90%). What could be the cause?

  3. Hi I was wondering if anyone had any information / literature on preoperative bowel therapy prior to insertion of tenckhoff. Do any units have procedures in place to properly clear patients bowels prior to insertion and if they have any success at reducing complications when starting training?