Vascular access for haemodialysis is key in renal patients both due to its associated
morbidity and mortality and due to its impact on quality of life. The process, from the creation …

The formation and persistence of surface-attached microbial communities, known as
biofilms, are responsible for 75% of human microbial infections (National Institutes of …

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

This guideline applies to central venous access in adult cancer patients, which includes
peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs), tunnelled central catheters and totally …

Las infecciones relacionadas con los catéteres vasculares son un problema de especial
relevancia por su frecuencia, por su morbimortalidad y por ser procesos clínicos …

Intravascular catheters are inserted into almost all critically ill patients. This review provides
up-to-date insight into available knowledge on epidemiology and diagnosis of complications …

This document is an executive summary of the APSIC Guide for Prevention of Central Line
Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI). It describes key evidence-based care …

Antibiotic lock therapy (ALT) for the prevention and treatment of catheter-related
bloodstream infections is a simple strategy in theory, yet its real-world application may be …

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) antimicrobial resistance is an urgent, global issue. In 2017, the
World Health Organization designated clarithromycin-resistant H. pylori as a high priority …

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 …