Table 3.
Studies included in the systematic review, their characteristics, and reported results
| Study | Country | Number of living/deceased donor transplants | Mean/median age of patients, yr (SD)/[range] | Mean/median time to PDC removal, mo (SD)/[range] | Prevalence of peritonitis in the “in situ” group, % (n/N) | Prevalence of catheter-related infections in the “in situ” group, % (n/N) | Prevalence of catheter-related infections in the control group, % (n/N) | Successful use of the pretransplant PDC when dialysis was needed, % (n/N) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult patients | ||||||||
| Kwong et al. [11] | Canada | 33/77 | 53.1 (13)a | N/A | 1.1 (1/92) | N/A | 0 | 80 (12/15) |
| Warren et al. [27] | Canada/UK | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8.5 (10/118) | 10.2 (12/118) | 0 | 80 (12/15)b |
| Maiorca et al. [32] | Italy | 0/34 | 39 (10) | 17 (8) d | 3.3 (1/30) | N/A | 0 | 100 (6/6) |
| O'Donoghue et al. [33] | UK | 0/241 | Mean of 37.1 | [0–371] | 3.8 (9/234) | 6.4 (15/234) | 14.3 (1/7) | N/A |
| Pediatric patients | ||||||||
| Arbeiter et al. [34] | Austria | 2/29 | Mean of 6.8 [1–15] | Median of 3 | 11.1 (3/27) | 18.5 (5/27) | 0 | N/A |
| Andreetta et al. [31] | Italy | 9/71 | Mean of 9.3 [1.7–21] | Mean of 80.3 [0–216] d | 0c | 0c | 0c | 100d (12/12) |
| Malagon and Hogg [30] | USA | Experimental group: 0/13; control group: 13/0 | 9 (4.2) [1–15] | Mean of 3.8 weeks [10 days–5 weeks] | 7.7 (1/13) | 15.4 (2/13) | 7.7 (1/13) | N/A |
| Schärer and Fine [54] | Various countriese | N/A | All < 15 | 22 [2–113] d | 9.4 (9/96) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Abbreviations: N/A, not available; PDC, peritoneal dialysis catheters; SD, standard deviation
aCalculated also for patients not receiving PD but reported in the study
bFive patients developed peritonitis, 3 others needed the conversion to hemodialysis due to dialysate-derived fluid leaks
cSix patients were lost to follow-up and their data were not provided — concern about the presence of bias due to missing data. Furthermore, 1 peritonitis case due to sepsis was not classified as catheter-related
dAdditionally, 2 children restarted peritoneal dialysis at 4 and 12 months after surgery. Their pretransplant catheters were successfully used
eIt was a questionnaire-based cooperative study involving respondents from the USA, Germany, Denmark, Canada, France, Israel, Finland, Switzerland, UK, Japan, Sweden, and the Netherlands