Nikhil Shah MBBS DNB(IM, Neph)🇨🇦 Profile picture
Nephrologist, Asst Prof @UAlberta, Social Media Editor - @PDI_Journal, #PeritonealDialysis Unit Director, #AskRenal #NephJC #NSMC, #AI 🇮🇳▶️🇨🇦 #LetsGoOilers
Mar 7, 2021 8 tweets 9 min read
#ISPDNAC #PeritonealDialysis #AnnualDialysis
Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Insertion - Surgical Perspective #ISPDNAC #PeritonealDialysis #AnnualDialysis
Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Insertion - Surgical Perspective - Dr Peter Kennealey

Very important point - Patients need to have a Modality and Access "LIFE PLAN".

This has been published before too -Dr Lok

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23217332/
Mar 7, 2021 8 tweets 9 min read
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Dr Arsh Jain - talking about Percutaneous PD Cath insertion #ISPDNAC #PeritonealDialysis #AnnualDialysis
Dr Arsh Jain - Percutaneous PD Cath Insertion

The various ways that PD Catheters are inserted worldwide.

North America stats - Majority are Surgical insertions
Mar 7, 2021 4 tweets 5 min read
#AnnualDialysis #ISPDNAC

One of the most important topics - #peritonealdialysis
by Dr Peter Blake @renalnetwork_on #AnnualDialysis #ISPDNAC

PD Prescription #peritonealdialysis
by Dr Peter Blake @renalnetwork_on

How do we make plans for PD Patients -
Mar 7, 2021 6 tweets 8 min read
#AnnualDialysis #ISPDNAC
Dr Robert Quinn - Predicting PD Success
#Techniquefailure #peritonealdialysis

Define the term correctly and identify when it happens! Pre PD start or post. #AnnualDialysis #ISPDNAC
Dr Robert Quinn - Predicting PD Success
#Techniquefailure #peritonealdialysis

Technique failure is NOT one thing - it is a gamut of a whole bunch of things!