Low concentration trisodium citrate as a non-inferior locking agent for non-tunneled dialysis catheters in the Asian Setting

Conclusions: The incidence of catheter related bloodstream infections was comparable between the heparin and citrate 4.67% lock cohorts. The use of low concentration citrate as catheter lock was cost-effective when compared with heparin.

Source: Indian Journal of Nephrology - November 13, 2019 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Varadharajan Jayaprakash Dhakshinamoorthy Jagadeswaran Krishnamoorthy Ezhilmathi Arumugam Sathiapriya Makkena Vamsikrishna Elayaperumal Indhumathi Matcha Jayakumar Source Type: research