Long-term Hemodialysis Catheter Removal and Delayed Replacement, Versus Exchange Over a Guidewire to Treat Catheter Related Blood Stream Infection

Ain Shams University798 enrolled

Overview

Prospective, randomized Study of tunneled cuffed hemodialysis catheter removal and delayed replacement, versus exchange over a guidewire to treat catheter related blood stream infection

The aim of this study was to compare the clinical outcomes of catheter-related (CRBSI) managed with two different strategies: Guidewire exchange of the infected catheter with a new one over a guidewire versus catheter removal with delayed replacement.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

798

Conditions

Catheter Related Blood Stream Infection

Interventions

catheter replacementDEVICE

catheter removal and delayed replacement, versus exchange over a guidewire

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 14 YearsMax age: 90 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * All patients end stage renal disease on hemodialysis from tunneled cuffed dialysis catheters with suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection with no identifiable infection source except the catheter were included. Exclusion Criteria: * metastatic infection,

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

infection free survival

Time frame: 45 days

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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