Safety and durable patency of tunneled hemodialysis catheter inserted without fluoroscopy

Autor: Do Hyoung Kim, Sojung Youn, Tae Hyun Ban, Bum Soon Choi, Byung Soo Kim, Cheol Whee Park, Chul Woo Yang, Hoon Suk Park
Jazyk: English<br />Korean
Rok vydání: 2023
Předmět:
Zdroj: Kidney Research and Clinical Practice, Vol 42, Iss 6, Pp 723-730 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2211-9132
2211-9140
DOI: 10.23876/j.krcp.22.282
Popis: Background A tunneled hemodialysis (HD) catheter is preferred due to its lower incidence of infection and malfunction than non-tunneled ones. For safer insertion, fluoroscopic guidance is desirable. However, if the patient is unstable, transfer to the fluoroscopy may be impossible or inappropriate. Methods From June 2019 to September 2022, 81 tunneled HD catheter insertion cases performed under ultrasound guidance without fluoroscopy and 474 cases with fluoroscopy in our institutional HD catheter cohort were retrospectively compared. Results Immediate complications, later catheter-associated problems, including infections and catheter dysfunction, were comparable between the two groups (p = 0.20 and p = 0.37, respectively). The patency of tunneled catheters inserted without fluoroscopy was comparable to the patency of tunneled catheters inserted with fluoroscopic guidance (p = 0.90). Conclusion Tunneled HD catheter insertion without fluoroscopy can be performed safely and has durable patency compared to the insertion with fluoroscopy. Therefore, this method can be considered for the selected unstable patients (e.g., ventilator care) in the intensive care unit.
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