How do you care for a Tenckhoff catheter?
The Tenckhoff catheter should be flushed ONLY if it is blocked. Do not flush the catheter at any other time. alcohol swabs or chlorhexidine swabs Always keep the end of the needleless adaptor clean and free of germs.
What is the use of Tenckhoff catheter?
The Tenckhoff catheter is a long, narrow tube inserted into you peritoneal cavity. The peritoneal cavity is the space in your body that contains your stomach, bowel, liver, bladder etc. It is covered by a membrane that holds all the organs in place—the peritoneal membrane.
How does a Tenckhoff catheter work?
You will have a Tenckhoff® catheter to drain fluid from your abdomen. A catheter is a thin, flexible tube. The Tenckhoff is placed into the lower part of the abdominal cavity to drain fluid called ascites (ah-SYE-teez). This relieves bloating and breathing problems that ascites may cause.
What is a Tenckhoff catheter made of?
Although more than 50 years have passed since Tenckhoff described the permanent silicone peritoneal catheter with a polyester fiber cuff, his design remains the most widely used and the “gold standard” of peritoneal access.
What is a Tenckhoff peritoneal catheter?
A PD catheter (sometimes called a Tenckhoff catheter) is a special tube that is inserted into your abdominal cavity (space around the organs within your tummy). The PD catheter is soft to touch and should feel quite comfortable against your body.
What is the best position for peritoneal dialysis?
Placement of the peritoneal dialysis catheter requires that the patient be placed in a supine position.
What are the principles of PD?
PD utilizes similar principles as hemodialysis in that blood is exposed to a semipermeable membrane against which a physiologic solution is placed. In the case of PD, however, the semipermeable membrane is the peritoneal membrane, and a sterile dialysate is instilled into the peritoneal cavity.
Which is better peritoneal dialysis or hemodialysis?
Peritoneal dialysis is done more continuously than hemodialysis, resulting in less accumulation of potassium, sodium and fluid. This allows you to have a more flexible diet than you could have on hemodialysis. Longer lasting residual kidney function.
Who is Tenckhoff?
Dr. Henry Tenckhoff passed away this month at the age of 86. He has the rightful claim to be the “father of chronic peritoneal dialysis.” Tenckhoff was born in 1930 in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany. He received his medical degree in 1955 from the University of Koln Medical School in Koln, Germany.
How do you remove a Tenckhoff catheter?
Local anaesthetic is injected around the outer cuff and the cuff dissected from the surrounding tissues. The rest of the catheter is removed by traction leaving the inner cuff as before. In the absence of infection, if the outer cuff on traction is found to be right next to the skin it is removed as above.
How do you use a Tenckhoff drain?
It is placed by a doctor into your pleural space to drain fluid from around your lung (pleural effusion). The catheter is tunneled through the tissue just under your skin and brought out through a skin exit site. The Tenckhoff catheter is capped off with a special cap.