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Long-term Hemodialysis Catheter Removal and Delayed Replacement, Versus Exchange Over a Guidewire to Treat Catheter Related Blood Stream Infection

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Catheter Related Blood Stream Infection
Registration Number
NCT03054714
Lead Sponsor
Ain Shams University
Brief Summary

Prospective, randomized Study of tunneled cuffed hemodialysis catheter removal and delayed replacement, versus exchange over a guidewire to treat catheter related blood stream infection

Detailed Description

The aim of this study was to compare the clinical outcomes of catheter-related (CRBSI) managed with two different strategies: Guidewire exchange of the infected catheter with a new one over a guidewire versus catheter removal with delayed replacement.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
798
Inclusion Criteria
  • All patients end stage renal disease on hemodialysis from tunneled cuffed dialysis catheters with suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection with no identifiable infection source except the catheter were included.
Exclusion Criteria
  • metastatic infection,

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
infection free survival45 days
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

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