scholarly journals Outcome of Cuffed Tunneled Dialysis Catheters for Hemodialysis Patients at a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (226) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kajan Raj Shrestha ◽  
Dinesh Gurung ◽  
Uttam Krishna Shrestha

Introduction: Arteriovenous fistula is the most common vascular access for patients requiringhemodialysis, but it is not always possible or practical hence cuffed tunneled dialysis cathetercomes into play. The aim of the study was to determine the outcome of cuffed tunneled dialysiscatheter used for hemodialysis at a teaching hospital. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted between January 2014 and December2019 on 103 chronic dialysis patients with end-stage renal disease presenting to a tertiary carehospital. Ethical approval was received from the institutional review board (2/(6-11) E2/076/77).Whole sampling was done. Data entry and analysis were done in Microsoft Excel 10. Results: The study included 103 patients with 117 cuffed tunneled dialysis catheters placed forhemodialysis. On assessing the outcome of the catheters, the primary and secondary patencyrates of the catheters were 5.85±4.87 and 1.21±3.77 months. Thirty-one (30.1%) patients requiredone intervention, and 11 (10.68%) catheters required 3 or more interventions to maintain patency.Eighteen (17.48%) patients presented with catheter dysfunction while in 11 (10.68%) cases, thecatheter was kinked or malpositioned at the notch. In one patient, procedure was abandoned dueto severe bleeding and in 2 (1.94%) patients dialysis catheters could not be negotiated into the rightatrium and left in brachiocephalic junction. Conclusions: Cuffed tunneled dialysis catheter is effective for maintenance hemodialysis in patientswith the end-stage renal disease if used with proper care during dialysis even in our setup. Theresults and outcomes of the procedure are at par with standards.

2012 ◽  
Vol 52 (187) ◽  
Author(s):  
R K Agrawal ◽  
S Khakurel ◽  
R Hada ◽  
D Shrestha ◽  
A Baral

Introduction: Hemodialysis is the preferred method of treatment for Nepalese patients with End Stage Renal Disease. Despite the technological advances and better understanding of physiology associated with hemodialysis, a number of complications are known to be associated with hemodialysis. This study was undertaken to study the frequency of acute intradialytic complications in patients undergoing hemodialysis. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Nephrology unit of a tertiary care hospital from 15 June, 2007 to 15 December, 2007. A total of 28 patients were included in the study. Patients with acute renal failure and acute on chronic renal failure were excluded from the study. Results: Total sessions of hemodialysis during the period were 1455. Hypotensive episode were 66 (4.5%) and was the commonest complication and followed by hypertensive episodes were 58 (3.8%). Other problems encountered were transfusion reactions were 23 episodes (1.5%), rigors not related to transfusions were 13 episodes (0.8%), nausea/vomiting were 20 episodes (1.4%), muscle cramps were 12 episodes (0.8%), hypoglycemia were 6 episodes 5(0.4%). Conclusions: The frequency of intradialytic complications is low and many of them are not life threatening. Keywords: complications; end stage renal disease; hemodialysis; hypertension; hypotension.


2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria M. Alba ◽  
Alicia N. Citarelli ◽  
Fernanda Menni ◽  
Maria Agricola ◽  
Alejandra Braicovich ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 59 (233) ◽  
Author(s):  
Madhav Ghimire ◽  
Shreeju Vaidya ◽  
Hari Prasad Upadhyay

Introduction: End-stage renal disease patients are in rising trend globally, and they have been foundto occur predominantly in developing countries. Many studies have been published before, withinand across the countries, to know the clinicodemographic profile of end-stage renal disease patients.However, no such studies were done in Chitwan, Nepal. This study’s main objective was to find theprevalence of newly diagnosed end-stage renal disease patients. Methods: A hospital-based descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in the Department ofNephrology from May 2016 to April 2019. Convenient sampling was done, and all the consecutivenew end-stage renal disease patients were included in the study. The ethical approval was takenfrom the Institutional Review Committee (reference number. 2016/COMSTH/IRC/042). Theprevalence and demographic profile of new end-stage renal disease patients were studied. The datawere analyzed with appropriate statistical tools. Results: A total of 250 new end-stage renal disease patients were found among 2200 admittedpatients. The prevalence of new end-stage renal disease was found to be 250 (11.36%). Out of 250patients, males were 156 (62.4%), and females were 94 (37.6%). The mean age was 49.6±15.5 years. Thecommonest cause of the incident end-stage renal disease was Type 2 Diabetes mellitus 89 (35.6%). Conclusions: The prevalence of new end-stage renal disease was found to be quite high. Thecommonest cause of the incident end-stage renal disease was Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.


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