Comparison of Effectiveness and Complications of Catheter Lock Solutions in Non-tunneled Hemodialysis Catheters

• Status: Recruiting
• Trial end date: 2022-03-30
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

In our study, investigators will investigate the effectiveness and complications of two catheter lock solutions one of which is the standard heparin routinely used in comparison to Sodium bicarbonate. Both solutions were used but not compared head to head. Investigators aim to compare both solutions in terms of catheter lumen patency and their effect on catheter-related infections.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Zonguldak Ataturk State Hospital
• Collaborators: Cumhuriyet University; Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital
• Treatments: Heparin

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• All patients over 18 years who assign consent will be included

Exclusion Criteria:

• patients less than 18 years of age

• Patients with active arterial or venous thrombosis problems

• Thrombocytopenic patients

• Patients with hypercoagulable states

• Patients with contraindications to heparin usage