Inserting tunnelled hemodialysis catheters using elective guidewire exchange from nontunnelled catheters: Is there a greater risk of infection when compared with new-site replacement?

Hemodialysis International

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 52-54

  Casey, Jonathan ^a   Davies, Jonathan ^a   Balshaw greer, Amanda ^a   Taylor, Nichola ^a   Crowe, Alexander V ^a   Mc Clelland, Peter ^a  

^a WIRRAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteremia; Catheter; Hemodialysis; Tunnelled

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETERIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALYSIS CATHETER; FEMALE; GUIDE WIRE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR ACCESS; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; TUNNELLED HEMODIALYSIS CATHETER;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; HUMANS; INFECTION; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; RENAL DIALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 39049144152     PISSN: 14927535     EISSN: 15424758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2008.00240.x     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. Davies J, Casey J, Li C, Crowe AV, McClelland P. Restoration of flow following hemodialysis catheter thrombus. Analysis of rt-PA infusion in tunnelled dialysis catheters. J Clin Pharm Ther. 2004; 29: 517-520.
2. Kairaitis LK, Gottlieb T. Outcome and complications of temporary hemodialysis catheters. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 1999; 14: 1710-1714.
3. K/DOQI clinical practice guidelines for chronic kidney disease: Evaluation, classification and stratification. Kidney disease outcomes quality initiative. Am J Kidney Dis. 2002; 39 (Suppl 1): S1-S246.
4. Robinson D, Suhocki P, Schwab SJ, et al. Treatment of infected tunnelled venous access hemodialysis catheters with guidewire exchange. Kidney Int. 1998; 53: 1792-1794.
5. Kim SH, Kang CI, Kim HB, et al. Outcomes of Hickman catheter salvage in febrile neutropenic cancer patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2003; 24: 897-904.
6. Vercaigne LM, Zelenitsky SA, Findlay I, Bernstein K, Penner SB. An in vitro evaluation of the antibiotic/heparin lock to sterilize central venous hemodialysis catheters. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2002; 49: 693-696.
7. Combe C, Pisoni RL, Port FK, et al. Dialysis outcomes and practice patterns study: Data on the use of central venous catheters in chronic hemodialysis. Nephrologie. 2001; 22: 379-384.
8. Pisoni RL, Young EW, Dykstra DM, et al. Vascular access use in Europe and the United States: Results from the DOPPS. Kidney Int. 2006; 61: 305-316.
9. Mokrzycki MH, Singhal A. Cost-effectiveness of three strategies of managing tunnelled, cuffed hemodialysis catheters in clinically mild or asymptomatic bacteremias. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2002; 17: 2196-2203.
10. Shaffer D. Catheter-related sepsis complicating long term, tunnelled central venous dialysis catheters: Management by guidewire exchange. Am J Kidney Dis. 1995; 25: 593-596.
11. Gersch MS. Treatment of dialysis catheter infections in 2004. J Vasc Access. 2004; 5: 99-108.
12. Sidawy AN, Gray R, Besarab A, et al. Recommended standards for reports dealing with arteriovenous hemodialysis access. J Vasc Surg. 2002; 35: 603-610.