Ethanol Lock for the Salvage of Infected Long-term Vascular Access
Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
2013-06-01
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Summary
Long-term venous devices (e.g.Ports, tunneled catheters,...) may become infected. Sometimes
it is very difficult to treat the infection and it is necessary to remove the device. The
purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of instilled ethanol ("ethanol lock
therapy") versus instilled antibiotics ("antibiotic lock therapy") to save long-term venous
device when infected, preventing their removal.