Outpatient High-Dose Urokinase Lock: A Quick Answer to Blocked Tunneled Cuffed Catheters
| Autor: | Subho Banerjee, Himanshu V Patel, Nilavav M Shah, Rutul M Dave, Keshab Sil, Divyesh P Engineer, Vivek B Kute |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Vol 14, Iss 6, Pp OC09-OC12 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2249-782X 0973-709X |
| DOI: | 10.7860/JCDR/2020/44595.13756 |
| Popis: | ABSTRACT Introduction: Tunneled Cuffed Catheters (TCC) in haemodialysis are often lost to thrombotic complications. Thrombolytic agents like urokinase are used for thrombolysis of blocked catheters. Inpatient administration of such thrombolytic agents is problematic and expensive for patients and increases burden on hospitals. Aim: To evaluate the efficay and safety of high-dose urokinase lock used for thrombolysis of TCCs on outpatient basis and whether thromolysed catheters achieve adequete survival. Materials and Methods: Catheters inserted over a 12-month period, starting September 2017 were followed prospectively (n=183 TCCs). Catheter dysfunction was defined as inability to aspirate blood from any one port or blood-flow of |
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