Thrombolytic therapy for haemodialysis catheter dysfunction – value for money?
- Resource Type
- Letter
- Authors
- Yaxley, Julian; Kurtkoti, Jagadeesh; Stockwell, Linda
- Source
- Renal Failure. Nov2020, Vol. 42 Issue 1, p622-623. 2p. 1 Diagram.
- Subject
- *THROMBOLYTIC therapy
*CATHETERS
*CENTRAL venous catheters
*VASCULAR catheters
*DIALYSIS catheters
- Language
- ISSN
- 0886-022X
The median catheter survival after administration of intraluminal thrombolysis was 40 days and censored 3-month catheter survival was 31%. Sir, Many dialysis patients rely on tunneled central venous catheters for long-term vascular access. In addition to intra-catheter thrombolysis, other basic interventions for HCD can include evaluating fluid status to avoid hypovolaemia and obtaining a chest radiograph to confirm catheter tip position [[1]]. [Extracted from the article]