Locking tunneled hemodialysis catheters with hypertonic saline (26% NaCl) and heparin to prevent catheter-related bloodstream infections and thrombosis: A randomized, prospective trial

Renal Failure

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 181-188

  Oguzhan, Nilufer ^a   Pala, Cigdem ^a   Sipahioglu, Murat Hayri ^a   Cilan, Havva ^a   Durmaz, Suleyman ^a   Percin, Duygu ^a   Unal, Aydin ^a   Tokgoz, Bulent ^a   Utas, Cengiz ^a   Oymak, Oktay ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FACULTY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bacteremia; Central venous catheters; Hemodialysis; Heparin

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETER THROMBOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALYSIS CATHETER; DRUG EFFICACY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOCKING TUNNELED HEMODIALYSIS CATHETER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

BACTEREMIA; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HEPARIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RENAL DIALYSIS; SALINE SOLUTION, HYPERTONIC; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84856662239     PISSN: 0886022X     EISSN: 15256049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0886022X.2011.646884     Document Type: Article

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