Antimicrobial-containing citrate lock solutions are more effective than heparin lock solutions for the prevention of catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs), say researchers. In their ...

January 26, 2011 — Substituting recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) for heparin once a week as a locking solution in the central venous catheters of patients receiving hemodialysis ...

In order to minimize the risk of hemodialysis catheter-related bacteremia (CRB), the National Kidney Foundation's Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (KDOQI) guidelines advocate use of tunneled ...

The effectiveness of various solutions instilled into the central venous catheter lumens after each hemodialysis session (catheter locking solutions) to decrease the risk of catheter malfunction and ...

Washington, DC - Compared with unfractionated heparin, trisodium citrate (TSC) 30% dramatically improves overall patency and reduces catheter-related bacteremia (CRB) when used as a catheter-locking ...

The addition of ethanol lock therapy significantly improves early catheter salvage and reduces recurrence rates with minimal complications in patients with hemodialysis tunnelled catheter-related ...

An antibiotic catheter lock containing gentamicin in sodium citrate can decrease the incidence of catheter-related bloodstream infections in patients on maintenance hemodialysis (MHD), researchers ...

BRIDGEWATER, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CorMedix Inc. (NYSE MKT: CRMD) today announced that it has received CE Mark approval for Neutrolin®, a catheter lock solution, for patients with central venous ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . BOSTON — Neutrolin, an investigational new drug containing taurolidine, was shown to reduce catheter-related ...