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 …

Background Central venous catheters (CVC) continue to play a prominent role in
haemodialysis vascular access with 46% to 70% of patients commencing haemodialysis via …

Background The most appropriate lock solution for central venous access devices is still to
be defined. GAVeCeLT–the Italian group for venous access devices–has developed a …

Objectives: To examine the proportion and rate of central venous access device failure and
complications across central venous access device types in adult intensive care. Data …

Rationale & Objective Optimizing vascular access use is crucial for long-term hemodialysis
patient care. Because vascular access use varies internationally, we examined international …

Catheter-related infections and dysfunction are the main catheter complications causing
morbidity and mortality in hemodialysis patients. However, there are no consistent data for …

Background There are three principle forms of vascular access available for the treatment of
children with end stage kidney disease (ESKD) by haemodialysis: tunnelled catheters …

Infection is a common complication and is the second leading cause of death in
hemodialysis patients. The risk of bacteremia in hemodialysis patients is 26-fold higher than …

The insertion of non-tunneled temporary hemodialysis catheters (NTHCs) is a core
procedure of nephrology practice. While urgent dialysis may be life-saving, mechanical and …

Background Patients undergoing haemodialysis (HD) through a central venous catheter
(CVC) are exposed to several risks, being a catheter‐related infection (CRI) and a CVC …