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authors: Chávez Valencia, Venice; Lagunas Rangel, Francisco Alejandro; Orizaga de la Cruz, Citlalli
title: Letter to the Editor: Safety and Efficacy of Bedside Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Placement in the COVID-19 Era: Initial Experience at a New York City Hospital
date: 2020-07-09
journal: World J Surg
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-020-05677-x
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detected in patients with hepatitis B and C, and the infectivity of the peritoneal effluent. Cusumano AM. et al. [5] reported that the hepatitis C virus (HCV) crosses the peritoneal membrane and can be detected in the dialysate of PD patients with proven viremia.

Third, although it is true that the recommended personal protection equipment was used for the placement of the catheter, what is the potential risk of infectivity due to the viral load in the effluent?; what is the potential risk of infection in the medical staff?; what is the intra-abdominal pressure?; and, how do ventilatory parameters behave in patients with and without receiving pronation therapy and PD?

The final point is that while this still seems unknown or under study, we need to ask ourselves and design new studies to answer these questions, given the great opportunity offered by peritoneal dialysis for those areas where hemodialysis is difficult to access due to both the economic problem and its availability.

Safety and efficacy of bedside peritoneal dialysis catheter placement in the COVID-19 era: initial experience at a new york city hospital

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Authors' contributions All authors had access to the data and participated in writing the manuscript.Funding This research did not receive any specific Grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.