Fig. 2From: Percutaneous insertion of peritoneal dialysis catheter is a safe and effective technique irrespective of BMIOne-year infection-free catheter survival was better in patients undertaking percutaneous insertion. Patients were divided into two groups by insertion technique, i.e., percutaneous group (group P) and surgical group (group S). Follow-up period was one year. Then infection-free catheter survival was plotted by Kaplan–Meier curves. Log-rank test was performed to examine the significanceBack to article page