...Krzysztof Letachowicz; Anna Goździk; Tomasz Gołębiowski; Waldemar Letachowicz; Mariusz Kusztal; Anna Szymczak; Sławomir Zmonarski; Maciej Kanafa; Dariusz Janczak; Magdalena Krajewska Introduction: Dialysis catheter insertion is a routine procedure performed when there is necessity of urgent renal...

...–7.5 for ≧9 vs. ≤4); low Karnofsky score (KS; HR 2.2; 95% CI 1.5–3.3 for KS ≤50 vs. >70); female gender (HR 1.4; 95% CI 1.1–1.9); catheter access (HR 1.4; 95% CI 1.0–1.9); low (<3.5 g/dl) albumin (HR 2.5; 95% CI 1.8–3.3); ferritin deficiency (HR 1.6; 95% CI 1.2–2.2 for <100 vs. ≧100–500 ng/ml...

... and that a threshold duration at which the probability of bacteremia sharply increases did not exist [24]. This fact was not observed by Hung et al. [28] who reported a 50% risk of bacteremia after 2 months of catheterization [25]. In agreement with their study, we also found a threshold duration, but only after 90...

...Hans-Dietrich Polaschegg A theory was developed allowing the prediction of the spillage volume after injection of locking solution into a catheter. This theory was corroborated by in-vitro measurements using colorized fluid injected automatically by a micropump into a stirred container with clear...

..., Harland R, Schwab SJ: Silastic cuffed catheters for hemodialysis vascular access: Thrombolytic and mechanical correction of malfunction. Am J Kidney Dis 1996;28:379 386. 11 Brismar B, Hardstedt C, Jacobson S: Diagnosis of thrombosis by catheter phlebography after prolonged central venous catheterization...