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Body Mass Index* ; Pregnancy* ; Weight Gain*

BACKGROUND: The peritoneal catheter of the continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis(CAPD) is patients' lifeline. A significant number of complications and catheter failures in CAPD are due to mechanical problems. We describe our retrospective experience with CAPD focusing on the rate of catheter displacement and survival according to the site of catheter tip placement in 70 cases of CAPD in Kyunghee University Hospital between November 1994 and February 2000. METHODS: We describe our retrospective experience with CAPD focusing on the rate of catheter displacement and survival according to the site of catheter tip placement in 70 cases of CAPD in Kyunghee University Hospital between November 1994 and February 2000. RESULTS: Among 70 cases of CAPD, 46 cases were right pelvic cavity tip placement and 24 cases were left. Causes of chronic renal failure(CRF) were diabetes mellitus in 29 cases(63%), hypertension in 13 cases (28%), glomerulonephritis in 4 cases(9%) in right pelvic cavity catheter tip placement and diabetes mellitus in 13(54%), hypertension in 10(42%), renal tuberculosis in 1 case(4%) left pelvic cavity catheter tip. There were no difference in causative diseases of CRF between both groups. Incidence of CAPD catheter tip displacement were 17.4%(8/46) at right and 4.2%(1/24) at left catheter(p=0.01). Methods for treatment of displacement were fluoroscopic brushing, laparoscopic manipulation and operation. Of the 9 cases, 5 case were received fluoroscopic brushing, 3 case were laparoscopic manipulation and 1 case was received operation. Other complication were peritonitis, catheter obstruction, hernia, death. Overall survival of catheter were 65%(30/46) at right and 71 %(17/24) at left catheter(p=NS). CONCLUSION: The incidence of CAPD catheter tip displacement was higher with catheter tip at the right pelvis than left(p=0.01). But there is no difference in the catheter survival.
Catheter Obstruction ; Catheters* ; Diabetes Mellitus ; Glomerulonephritis ; Hernia ; Hypertension ; Incidence ; Pelvis ; Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory ; Peritonitis ; Retrospective Studies ; Tuberculosis, Renal

BACKGROUND: The peritoneal catheter of the continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis(CAPD) is patients' lifeline. A significant number of complications and catheter failures in CAPD are due to mechanical problems. We describe our retrospective experience with CAPD focusing on the rate of catheter displacement and survival according to the site of catheter tip placement in 70 cases of CAPD in Kyunghee University Hospital between November 1994 and February 2000. METHODS: We describe our retrospective experience with CAPD focusing on the rate of catheter displacement and survival according to the site of catheter tip placement in 70 cases of CAPD in Kyunghee University Hospital between November 1994 and February 2000. RESULTS: Among 70 cases of CAPD, 46 cases were right pelvic cavity tip placement and 24 cases were left. Causes of chronic renal failure(CRF) were diabetes mellitus in 29 cases(63%), hypertension in 13 cases (28%), glomerulonephritis in 4 cases(9%) in right pelvic cavity catheter tip placement and diabetes mellitus in 13(54%), hypertension in 10(42%), renal tuberculosis in 1 case(4%) left pelvic cavity catheter tip. There were no difference in causative diseases of CRF between both groups. Incidence of CAPD catheter tip displacement were 17.4%(8/46) at right and 4.2%(1/24) at left catheter(p=0.01). Methods for treatment of displacement were fluoroscopic brushing, laparoscopic manipulation and operation. Of the 9 cases, 5 case were received fluoroscopic brushing, 3 case were laparoscopic manipulation and 1 case was received operation. Other complication were peritonitis, catheter obstruction, hernia, death. Overall survival of catheter were 65%(30/46) at right and 71 %(17/24) at left catheter(p=NS). CONCLUSION: The incidence of CAPD catheter tip displacement was higher with catheter tip at the right pelvis than left(p=0.01). But there is no difference in the catheter survival.
Catheter Obstruction ; Catheters* ; Diabetes Mellitus ; Glomerulonephritis ; Hernia ; Hypertension ; Incidence ; Pelvis ; Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory ; Peritonitis ; Retrospective Studies ; Tuberculosis, Renal

OBJECTIVE: Mean weight gains, standard deviations were calculated for each gestational months and the 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles were determined. And the influence of prepregnancy body mass index and/or parity on monthly weight gain was investigated. METHODS: We analyzed the monthly weight gain data from 876 women who had healthy sigleton term pregnancy in Han-il Hospital(Jul 2001-Jun 2002). Data were categorized in three groups according to the prepregnancy body mass index. RESULTS: The monthly weight gain table has been determined and 'Sigmoid(S) shaped' monthly weight gain curve was presented. Primipara and multipara have less weight gain than nullipara in the 5th and the 7th-11th months. Monthly weight gains adjusted for parity and age were significantly different among prepregnancy body mass index groups from the 4th month. CONCLUSIONS: More careful prenatal care according to the monthly weight gain-gestational month tables is needed to prevent a lot of complications which may be associated with abnormal weight gain during pregnancy.
Body Mass Index ; Female ; Humans ; Parity ; Pregnancy* ; Prenatal Care ; Weight Gain*