Background The incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) is estimated at 10 to 20% in patients
admitted to intensive care units (ICU) and often requires renal replacement therapy (RRT) …

Background Non-tunneled hemodialysis catheters are currently used for critically ill patients
with acute kidney injury requiring extracorporeal renal replacement therapy. Strategies to …

Background We conducted a systematic review of studies investigating lock solutions for use
in non‐tunneled hemodialysis catheters. Methods We searched PubMed and Cochrane …

Background. Thrombosis of the central venous haemodialysis catheter compromises
dialysis adequacy and catheter survival. Heparin containing catheter-locking solution has …

Purpose Sodium citrate has antibacterial and anticoagulant properties that are confined to
the catheter when used as a catheter lock. Studies of its use as a catheter lock in chronic …

Objective Temporary vascular access is mandatory for acute hemodialysis. Heparin lock
solution is the standard of care worldwide. Many lock solutions were studied in terms of …

Background: Sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) is one of the promising solutions that has good
safety profile and theoretical advantages regarding antimicrobial and antithrombotic …

Interdialytic hemodialysis catheter-locking solutions could contribute to a reduction of
catheter-related complications, especially infections. However, they can cause side effects …

Locking of central venous catheters with heparin is an accepted practice to maintain catheter
patency between dialysis sessions. However, this practice may cause other adverse …

Background A significant proportion of incident and prevalent hemodialysis patients have
central venous catheters for vascular access. No consensus is available on the prevention of …