Clucking Success: Discussing the Japanese experience in PD catheter placement with Dr Crabtree and Dr Oliver

Drs Jeff Perl and Nikhil Shah chat with PD Access royalty Dr. John Crabtree and Dr. Matthew Oliver. They discuss the recent publication in PD International regarding PD Access success in Japan, referencing the Japanese program to train nephrologists at this skill by practicing on chickens!!

A multi-institutional, observational study of outcomes after catheter placement for peritoneal dialysis in Japan. Sakurada et al. ⁠https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/08968608231193240⁠ Multi-institutional audit of outcomes after peritoneal dialysis catheter placement in Japan: What are the takeaways? John Crabtree ⁠https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/08968608231210127⁠

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