Its name is awesome: continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis, CAPD for short.
A careful surgeon would no more neglect to drain off escaped blood while operating in the peritoneal cavity than he would operate with unsterilized instruments.
Study Finds Low Morbidity, Mortality Rates for Patients Treated with HIPEC A team led by Dr. Joseph Skitzki of Roswell Park Cancer Institute has published results of a 9-year retrospective study of 112 patients who underwent cytoreductive surgery combined with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (CS/HIPEC).
June 11, 2013 - Newswise