Central venous catheter-related infections have been associated with high morbidity,
mortality, and costs. Catheter use in chronic hemodialysis patients has been recognized as …

Optimizing vascular access outcomes remains an ongoing challenge for clinical
nephrologists. All other things being equal, fistulas are preferred over grafts, and grafts are …

Abstract The National Kidney Foundation's Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative
(KDOQI) has provided evidence-based guidelines for hemodialysis vascular access since …

Naomi P. O'Grady, 1 Mary Alexander, 2 Lillian A. Burns, 3 E. Patchen Dellinger, 4 Jeffrey
Garland, 5 Stephen O. Heard, 6 Pamela A. Lipsett, 7 Henry Masur, 1 Leonard A. Mermel, 8 …

Noninfectious hemodialysis catheter complications include catheter dysfunction, catheter-
related thrombus, and central vein stenosis. The definitions, causes, and treatment …

Early referral of CKD patients to the nephrologist and/or vascular surgeon is strongly
recommended. This is to start a policy to preserve access sites and to allow adequate time …

Naomi P. O'Grady, 1 Mary Alexander, 2 Lillian A. Burns, 3 E. Patchen Dellinger, 4 Jeffrey
Garland, 5 Stephen O. Heard, 6 Pamela A. Lipsett, 7 Henry Masur, 1 Leonard A. Mermel, 8 …

Premature circuit clotting is a major problem in daily practice of continuous renal
replacement therapy (CRRT), increasing blood loss, workload, and costs. Early clotting is …

Background The effectiveness of various solutions instilled into the central venous catheter
lumens after each hemodialysis session (catheter locking solutions) to decrease the risk of …

Background. Prevention of catheter-related bloodstream infections in patients undergoing
hemodialysis by use of antimicrobial catheter lock solutions has been examined in several …