scholarly journals Gentamicin-based prophylaxis in tunnelled indwelling central venous catheter limbs for haemodialysis do not result in bacterial resistances after a 9 year follow up period

2015 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 418-419
Author(s):  
Juan Fernandez-Gallego ◽  
Luis Cermeño ◽  
Edison Rudas
2010 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cibele Grothe ◽  
Angélica Gonçalves da Silva Belasco ◽  
Ana Rita de Cássia Bittencourt ◽  
Lucila Amaral Carneiro Vianna ◽  
Ricardo de Castro Cintra Sesso ◽  
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This study evaluated the incidence and risk factors of bloodstream infection (BSI) among patients with a double-lumen central venous catheter (CVC) for hemodialysis (HD) and identified the microorganisms isolated from the bloodstream. A follow-up included all patients (n=156) who underwent hemodialysis by double-lumen CVC at the Federal University of São Paulo - UNIFESP, Brazil, over a one-year period. From the group of patients, 94 presented BSI, of whom 39 had positive cultures at the central venous catheter insertion location. Of the 128 microorganisms isolated from the bloodstream, 53 were S. aureus, 30 were methicillin-sensitive and 23 were methicillin-resistant. Complications related to BSI included 35 cases of septicemia and 27 cases of endocarditis, of which 15 cases progressed to death. The incidence of BSI among these patients was shown to be very high, and this BSI progressed rapidly to the condition of severe infection with a high mortality rate.


Author(s):  
Gabriela Teixeira ◽  
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Paulo Almeida ◽  
Norton Matos ◽  
Maria Faria ◽  
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Objective: Permanent access in the form of a fistula is the preferred form of vascular access for most pediatric patients on maintenance hemodialysis (HD) therapy; however, the technical aspects of the procedure that are unique to the pediatric population, the expectation of a short waiting time for kidney transplantation and the need to cannulate every other day (with the pain and fear associated with it) limit its use. Our objective was to analyze the long-term outcomes of pediatric arteriovenous fistulas in our institution. Methods: A retrospective review was performed of all arteriovenous fistula (AVF) created in a HD population aged 0 to 18 years at a single institution from 2007 to 2019. Data abstracted included age, weight, etiology of renal failure, time on dialysis, central venous catheter history and transplantation history. Data were analyzed to determine the primary and secondary patency. Results: During the study period, 19 AVFs were performed in 16 patients, of whom 9 patients (56.3%) were male. Mean patient age was 12.3 years (range 5-17 years), and mean weight was 38.3kg (range 12-83kg). At the time of AVF creation, 9 patients were on dialysis and 7 patients had a central venous catheter (CVC), with a median length of CVC dependence of 10 months. Procedures performed included 4 radiocephalic fistulas, 11 brachiocephalic fistulas and 4 brachiobasilic. Five accesses failed to mature (26.3%). Mean follow-up was 6 years. The 2-year primary and secondary patency rates were 92.3% and 100%, respectively. The 4-year primary and secondary patency rates were 76.9% and 100%, respectively. No thrombosis was documented during follow-up. During the postoperative period, 10 patients (62.5%) received a kidney transplant, in a mean time of 23 months. Conclusions: AVFs demonstrate excellent long-term patency in pediatric HD patients. No significant complications were reported and no thrombosis occurred.


2016 ◽  
Vol 58 (12) ◽  
pp. 1369-1370
Author(s):  
Hisato Kobayashi ◽  
Yusuke Mizuno ◽  
Tsutomu Takahashi

2021 ◽  
Vol 90 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 173-177
Author(s):  
Marko Kastelic ◽  
Igor Kocijančič ◽  
Dašmir Nuredini ◽  
Jernej Vidmar

A central venous catheter can occasionally be used for contrast injection during a CT scan, with mediastinal contrast extravasation as a possible rare complication in this setting. According to the published cases, interventional venography has never been performed to assess the venous system directly. We present a case of mediastinal contrast extravasation with follow-up venography, which clearly depicted a subintimal leak and no evidence of sustained extravasation. The contrast was reabsorbed shortly after the extravasation with no adverse effects for the patient. The presented case illustrates the importance of recognition of proper positioning of central venous catheters before performing angiographies with relatively high flow velocity, such as CT angiography, as well as the importance of performing staff being familiar with different aspects of working with central venous catheters.


2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (Supplement_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenjing Zhang ◽  
Jia LV ◽  
Zhigang Wang ◽  
Lan Li ◽  
Jiping Sun

Abstract Background and Aims Urgent-start peritoneal dialysis (USPD) has gained increasing worldwide attention. Studies have suggested that USPD has many advantages concerning the early complications, survival rates and medical expenses. Due to the lack of pre-dialysis education, most patients newly diagnosed with ESRD in China have less knowledge about the dialysis methods, whether HD or PD. So, some patients choose to receive the short-term hemodialysis with central venous catheter (HD-CVC) before USPD. Whether the HD-CVC affected USPD, and whether it was necessary for ESRD patients without indications of emergency dialysis to undergo HD-CVC transition before USPD, were addressed. So we investigate the effects of the HD-CVC on urgent-start peritoneal dialysis. Method Retrospective analysis was performed on patients who received USPD from August 2008 to March 2017 in the first affiliated hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University. According to whether hemodialysis and central venous catheterization were performed before PD, these patients were divided into two groups: USPD group (HD-CVC was not performed before PD) and HD-PD group (HD-CVC was given after admission, and then the PD catheterization was performed within 2 weeks ). The follow-up time was 1 year. The differences in clinical biochemical indexes, dialysis dose, urine volume, residual renal function, dialysis adequacy, peritoneal dialysis complications and technical survival rate between the two groups were observed. Results 1.A total of 482 patients were enrolled in this study, including 315 in the USPD group (average age 48.56±14.92 years) and 167 in the HD-PD group (average age 48.87±14.49 years). The demographics and clinical biochemical indexes (including creatinine, glomerular filtration rate, and blood potassium before admission) were similar between the two groups, and the differences were not statistically significant(P>0.05).2. After PD for 1month, residual renal function, UKt/V and TKt/V in the USPD group were significantly higher than those in the HD-PD group, blood urea nitrogen and creatinine were significantly lower than those in the HD-PD group (USPD group: 4.41±4.0ml/min, 0.79±0.44, 2.17±1.39, 17.79±4.96mmol/L, 663.15±182.03umol/L; HD-PD group: 3.67±2.39ml/min, 0.64±0.42, 1.92±0.55, 19.08±8.21 mmol/L, 711.02±280.3umol/L), and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05, respectively).After PD for 6months, the urine volume in the USPD group were significantly higher than those in the HD-PD group(USPD group:964.84±539.95ml/d; HD-PD group 794.39±569.17ml/d), and the difference was statistically significant (P=0.002). 3. During the whole follow-up period, the exit-site infection rate, peritonitis infection rate, mechanical complications and technical survival rate were similar between the two groups, with no statistically significant difference (P>0.05,respectively). Conclusion Hemodialysis with central venous catheter before USPD affected the residual renal function and dialysis adequacy. HD-CVC as a pretreatment is not recommended to the end-stage renal disease patients who required PD but without the indication of emergency dialysis.


2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophie E. Jones ◽  
Fiona Newall ◽  
Paul Monagle ◽  
Timothy Cain ◽  
Tania Griffiths ◽  
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