The Effect of Short Term Dialysis Catheter Position on Dialyser Lifespan.Unblinded, randomised, controlled trial to assess the effect of placing the proximal tip placement of a short term dialysis catheters on continuous renal replacement (CRRT) circuit lifespan in intensive care unit (ICU) patients with severe acute kidney injury (AKI).

Not Applicable

Completed

Conditions: Severe renal failure in the intensive care unit requiring continuos renal replacement therapy.
Lifespan of continuous renal replacement circuit
Renal and Urogenital - Kidney disease

Registration Number: ACTRN12611000759998

Lead Sponsor: Royal Perth Hospital

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

Patients renal failure in the intensive care unit who require the placement of a short-term dialysis catheter inserted via the subclavian or internal jugular veins for continuous renal replacement therapy [CRRT]

Exclusion Criteria

Patients having the short term dialysis catheter inserted via the femoral vein. Patients who require systemic or regional anticoagulation for reasons other than dialysis. Patients with a clinical indication for a tunnelled long-term dialysis catheter.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Continuous renal replacement circuit lifespan[From the time of insertion of the short term dialysis catheter until the patient no longer needs continuous reanl replacement therapy [CRRT], or the patient has received 10 days of CRRT, or until the patients meets an exclusion criteria such as changing to citrate dialysis.];Dialysis intensity (effluent x time) delivery. As a percentage the amount of dialysis intensity received by a patient over 24 hours divided by the dialysis intesity prescribed based on a 24 hour day[From the time of insertion of the STDC until the patient no longer needs CRRT or the patient has recieved 10 days of CRRT or until the patients meets an exclusion criteria such as changing to citrate dialysis.]

Secondary Outcome Measures