… studies suggest that taurolidine locks result in a very low … catheter locks were made up in
heparin (final concentration, … Bacterial infections related to dialysis catheters can develop …

… Chelators (such as citrate or EDTA) stand out as a unique … in patients with long-term
hemodialysis catheters has ranged … in the control heparin arm of this study was surprisingly low at …

… A meta-analysis of hemodialysis catheter locking solutions in … hemodialysis catheters
Prospective study, 1999-2003. … There is also concern that concentrated citrate, a calcium chelator, …

… Finally, we used a lower concentration of sodium bicarbonate (7.5… In the present study, the
long-term catheter patency could not … trial comparison of trisodium citrate 30% and heparin as …

… Prevalent use of long-term cuffed tunneled dialysis catheters … our dialysis centers using either
heparin or low-gentamicin lock… concentration of citrate does pose a serious risk and studies …

… the use of low concentrate citrate lock versus heparin lock in permanent dialysis catheters. …
-associated blood stream infections: results from a prospective trial. Scand J Infect Dis. 2008;…

… concentration is compatible with 4% sodium citrate.Currently, there is a randomized prospective
trial in Australia comparing … /trisodium citrate hemodialysis catheter locking solution on …

… compare citrate 4% catheter lock solution versus heparin in … to unfractionated heparin at a
concentration of 5,000 IU/mL. … RA: A prospective study of central venous hemodialysis catheter …

… higher among patients with dialysis catheters, which has been … a reduction in the serum
concentration of the main inflammatory … Future studies are required to confirm our results and to …

… As such, low, rather than higher, concentration heparin lock … subclavian long-term central
venous hemodialysis catheter of … Future research will investigate the contributing factors, …