Research Article
Comparative Study on the Outcomes of Elective-Start versus Urgent-Start Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Placement
Table 2
Prior surgical procedures in the elective-start and urgent-start groups.
| Type of surgery | Elective-start group, N = 211 (%) | Urgent-start group, N = 29 (%) | value |
| Total no. of surgeries | 117 (55.5) | 10 (34.5) | 0.034 | Abdominal exploration | 4 (1.9) | 0 (0) | Appendectomy | 10 (4.7) | 1 (3.4) | Caesarean section | 26 (12.3) | 2 (6.9) | Cholecystectomy | 29 (13.7) | 0 (0) | Colon surgery | 3 (1.4) | 0 (0) | Fundoplication | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0) | Gastric bypass | 4 (1.9) | 0 (0) | Hernia repair | 21 (10) | 2 (6.9) | Hysterectomy | 40 (19) | 1 (3.4) | Kidney transplantation | 18 (8.5) | 3 (10.3) | Myomectomy | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0) | Nephrectomy | 13 (6.2) | 1 (3.4) | Salpingo-oophorectomy | 7 (3.3) | 1 (3.4) | Tubal ligation | 13 (6.2) | 0 (0) |
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