Comparison of Femoral Versus Jugular Routes for Temporary Hemodialysis in Seriously Ill Patients

University Hospital, Caen750 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a jugular route leads to a lower rate of complications as compared with a femoral route for catheterization in patients admitted in several intensive care units in France who develop acute renal failure requiring hemodiafiltration or hemodialysis.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

750

Conditions

Kidney Failure, Acute Critical Illness

Interventions

Femoral route for hemodialysisPROCEDURE

Jugular route for hemodialysisPROCEDURE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Admitted in intensive care unit (ICU) * Requiring hemodialysis * Clinicians have the choice between jugular and femoral routes Exclusion Criteria: * Chronic renal failure requiring long term dialysis

Locations (10)

Medical and nephrologic Intensive Care Unit, CHU Amien Sud

Amiens, France

CH Argenteuil

Argenteuil, France

Medical Intensive Care Unit, CHU de Caen

Caen, France

Surgical Intensive Care Unit

Caen, France

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Time of insertion without complication

Secondary Outcomes

Rates of mechanical complications

Rates of infectious complications including cath-colonization

Quality of hemodialysis by urea extraction ratio

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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