Central venous catheters are used as permanent vascular access for chronic hemodialysis
when construction of an arteriovenous fistula is not possible or contraindicated. We …

For chronic central venous dialysis catheters, the standard method for maintaining catheter
patency between treatments is to instill (lock) catheters with 5000–10 000 units of heparin in …

We prospectively evaluated the efficacy and safety of a low concentrate citrate lock versus
heparin lock in permanent single lumen hemodialysis catheters. The frequency of clot …

Sir, The article 'Trisodium citrate (TSC) 46.7% selectively and safely reduces staphylococcal
catheter-related bacteraemia (CRB)'by Winnet et al.[1] describes the experience of a single …

In recent years, the number of patients on hemodialysis (HD) with central vascular catheters
(CVCs) has grown. However, CVC use is often associated with an important risk for catheter …

We used a paired t-test, one-sided, to calculate the P-value of the difference within each
study part, and unpaired one-sided t-test to calculate the P-value of the difference between …

Background: Limited reports are available on the role of 4% citrate as a locking solution for
temporary dialysis catheters. Hence, the aim of this study is to investigate the role of 4 …

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

Abstract Background. Central venous catheters (CVCs) continue to be used at a high rate for
dialysis access and are frequently complicated by thrombus-related malfunction …

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