Novel peritoneal catheters with silver particles lower rates of peritonitis in patients with cirrhosis and refractory ascites

Background

Treatment options for refractory ascites (RA) in cirrhosis are scarce. When TIPS insertion is contraindicated, tunneled peritoneal catheters (cPeCa) offer an alternative treatment. However, cPeCa are associated with high incidences of infection-related complications. Novel PeCa embedded with silver particles (sPeCa) have been introduced to address this issue.

Methods