A Simple Tenckhoff Catheter Placement Technique for Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD) Using the Bandung Method

Table 3

Comparison of PD catheter insertion procedure between the Seldinger method and Bandung method [10, 15, 16].

Place of catheter insertion	Seldinger method	Bandung method
	Procedure room of dialysis unit	Procedure room of dialysis unit
Operative procedure:
Anesthesia	Local ± sedation	Local
Skin incision (location)	Vertical (3–4 cm length)	Horizontal (2.5–3 cm length)
Depth of dissection	Up to fascia	Up to the peritoneum
Administer normal saline before inserting the guide-wire	Yes	No
Depth of introducer needle	Cannot’t be predicted	Can be predicted
Suture the fascia to fix deep cuff of Tenckhoff catheter	No	Yes
Break-in period	9 days	5 days