DOES PREVIOUS ABDOMINAL SURGERY INCREASE POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION RATES IN CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS?

¤ Background: This study was to compare the postopera-tive complication rates of continuous ambulatory perito-neal dialysis (CAPD) catheter insertion via open technique between two groups of patients, those with and those with-out a history of previous abdominal surgery. ¤ Methods: A review was carried out in 122 patients over a 2-year period. The patients were divided into two groups: those with and those without previous lower abdominal sur-gery. All patient records were retrospectively analyzed until the time of catheter failure or to current time if alive and receiving CAPD. Patient characteristics, operative factors, and postoperative complications were recorded. ¤ Results: Postoperative complications were reported as catheter malfunction in 16 patients and CAPD-related peri-tonitis in 36 patients. The complication rates in the grou