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: Low-dose heparin lock has been suggested as an effective and safe catheter
lock in hemodialysis. However, whether a low-dose lock is superior to a high-dose heparin …

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 …

Objective To provide updated evidence, we conducted a systematic review and meta-
analysis to compare citrate lock with heparin in the prevention of hemodialysis catheter …

Background Citrate solution has been suggested as an effective and safe catheter lock in
hemodialysis. However, whether a citrate lock is superior to a heparin lock in preventing …

Catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) and exit-site infections (ESIs) are common
complications associated with the use of central venous catheters for hemodialysis. The aim …

BACKGROUND: Catheter-related infection (CRI) is associated with increased all-cause
mortality and morbidity in hemodialysis patients and may be reduced by using antimicrobial …

Purpose Tunneled dialysis catheters (TDCs) continue to be utilized at an alarming rate
despite having a higher rate of complications when compared to fistulas and grafts. One of …

Background Central venous catheters are used extensively as temporary or permanent
vascular access for haemodialysis patients. Catheter-related bloodstream infections are the …

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 …