“Of incident hemodialysis patients in the United States, 80% start hemodialysis on a central venous catheter (CVC),” Shipra Arya, MD, FACS, of Stanford University School of Medicine, and colleagues ...

Dialysis patients with central venous catheters more likely to contract bloodstream infections Infection rates and other dialysis events were highest among patients with a central venous catheter as ...

September 30, 2010 — Central venous catheters are linked to hospitalization risk in long-term hemodialysis patients, according to the results of a prospective, observational study reported online ...

A program that provided specific processes to support the initiation of PD in urgent and unplanned situations reduced both central venous catheter use through hemodialysis and length of hospital stay, ...

Central venous stenosis is a significant clinical challenge affecting haemodialysis patients. It is predominantly associated with previous central venous catheter placements and repeated vascular ...

June 29, 2004 -- Transhepatic catheter access for dialysis may be a viable alternative for patients with limited options, according to the results of a retrospective study published in the July issue ...

Use of catheters to access the blood may put dialysis patients at increased risk of death, infections, and cardiovascular events. Use of catheters to access the blood may put dialysis patients at ...

Drug - Device Shown to Prevent Catheter Related Bloodstream Infections and Maintain Catheter Patency, a Major Health Issue for Patients Requiring Long-term Catheter Use - BRIDGEWATER, N.J.--(BUSINESS ...

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Preventable bloodstream infections related to kidney failure treatment are more common in U.S. Blacks and Hispanics than in whites, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and ...