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Results: One hundred thirty-two PD patients were enrolled and randomly assigned to insertion of a coiled (n = 62) or straight catheter (n = 70).

Additional non-anticoagulant measures such as lowering filtration fraction and pre-dilution, straight catheter course, avoidance of side holes and limiting blood-air contact are worthwhile [167].

A conventional straight catheter for ovine artificial insemination (IMV®), and a bent catheter, ending in a stainless steel needle, 9 cm in length and with an 8 mm tip bent 45°, were used.

A 62 cm straight catheter and 60 cm side-cut Quickcore™ biopsy needle were used to obtain cortical tissue.

Urine output was measured using either a Foley to a calibrated drainage bag or a straight catheter to a graduated collection bottle.

After arterial puncture (19 G needle), a 4 F sheath (Terumo, Leuven, Belgium) and a 4 F straight catheter (Terumo, Leuven, Belgium) were introduced.

Comparison of straight vs. coiled-tip catheters demonstrated that survival was significantly different in favor of straight catheters (hazard ratio 2.05; confidence interval 1.10 3.79, P=0.02).

For surgically inserted catheters, the removal rate and survival at 1 year after insertion were significantly in favor of straight catheters.

Conclusion: Coiled catheters do not influence the risk for drainage failure caused by catheter malposition compared with straight catheters, but are associated with significantly increased risk for PD technique failure, primarily because of inadequate dialytic clearance.

However, median technique survival was significantly worse for coiled catheters (1.5 years; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.2 to 1.8) compared with straight catheters (2.1 years; 95% CI, 1.8 to 2.5; P < 0.05), primarily because of increased risk for inadequate dialytic clearance with the former.

Also of interest, coiled PD catheters showed no significant difference in outcome compared with straight catheters.