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Autosterilizing CAPD connection systems.

U Buoncristiani·N Di Paolo
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The reasons why the peritonitis rate in patients on CAPD with the traditional connection system remains unacceptably high are investigated and identified. In order to overcome such a highly limiting complication, a complete revision of the connection philosophy is suggested, substituting the exasperate prevention of the contamination with a simpler and more effective sterilization of the connection site after the connection has been made. Practical examples of chemical and thermal sterilization are illustrated.

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Catheters, IndwellingHumansPeritoneal DialysisPeritoneal Dialysis, Continuous AmbulatoryPeritonitisSterilizationJournal Article

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U Buoncristiani, N Di Paolo. 1983. Autosterilizing CAPD connection systems.. https://doi.org/10.1159/000183090

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