Taking Care of Your Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) Catheter ...
Taking good care of the PD catheter and the skin around it (called the exit site) is the most important way to keep the catheter working well and to lower the chance for infection. Right After Your Catheter is Placed After the catheter is placed, a sterile gauze bandage is usually taped over the exit site to stop the catheter from moving and to keep the area clean.