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Suprahepatic Approach for Peritoneal Dialysis in Neonatal Cardiac Surgery

Department of Cardiac Surgery, Al Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

For reprint information contact: Ivatury M Rao, MCh Tel: 971 2 503 1336 Fax: 971 2 582 2870 email: imrao{at}emirates.net.ae Al Mafraq Hospital, PO Box 2951, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

For peritoneal dialysis of neonates after cardiac surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass, a Tenckhoff catheter was inserted via the sternotomy wound and guided suprahepatically into the abdomen. The technique was used in 84 neonates and found to be safe, simple, and reproducible.