Foley catheter used for peritoneal dialysis

Abstract

In developing countries surgical management can be challenging due to lack of standard resources hence surgeons should adapt to the available resources to serve the purpose in the appropriate management.Herein we share our experience with two children who presented with acute kidney injury to our centre and were managed by peritoneal dialysis using modified peritoneal dialysis catheters.Due to the lack of resources and affordability surgeons have been forced to improvise the available resources to overcome the challenges in resource-limited settings.

Keywords

• Foley catheter
• Peritoneal catheter
• Peritoneal dialysis
• Tanzania