Buried Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter for an Emergency Start of Peritoneal Dialysis

Abstract

Burying the peritoneal dialysis catheter completely for aplanned or emergency start ofperitoneal dialysis later, similar to a planned vascular access for hemodialysis is an often ignored option. This case report demonstrates how a patient who had her peritoneal dialysis catheter buried earlierwas treatedwith peritoneal dialysis when she when she presentedwith hyperkalemia. If not for that she would have had hemodialysis done with a catheter before she transferred to peritoneal dialysis.