Abstract: Objective: To summarize the incidence of peritoneal dialysis catheter migration and nursing experience of non-operative catheter replacement. Methods: We calculated the success rate of non-operative replacement, analyzed related risk factors of catheter displacement, discussed the importance of nursing instruction in catheter reset. Results: Catheter shift occurred in 48 (14.96%) patients during follow-up. Constipation was the main reason causes catheter displacement. The success rate of reposition by non-operative nursing methods was higher in straight group than that in curly group (97.1% vs 15.4%, p<0.05). Conclusions: Curled catheter had a higher catheter tip migration rate and was less likely to be repositioned by non-operative methods than straight catheter. The nursing experience played an important role during the catheter reposition.

Key words: Peritoneal dialysis, Catheter displacement