Translumbar placement of paired hemodialysis catheters (Tesio Catheters) and follow-up in 10 patients
- UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Department of Radiology, MEB 404 (United States)
For lack of other suitable access, 10 consecutive patients received paired hemodialysis catheters for long-term hemodialysis using a translumbar approach to the inferior vena cava (IVC). All attempts were successful. Five paired catheters were placed using the single-puncture technique, and five using the dual-puncture technique. Catheters were in place for a total of 2252 catheter days. The average duration of catheter placement was 250 days (range 30-580 days). All catheters were functioning up to the time the study was completed or the patient died. The most common complication was partial dislodgment of the catheter in 3 of 23 catheters (13%), all occurring in obese patients. One episode of retroperitoneal hemorrhage was noted in a patient having the single-access technique. There were no episodes of infection or IVC thrombosis.
- OSTI ID:
- 21414371
- Journal Information:
- Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Vol. 23, Issue 1; Other Information: DOI: 10.1007/s002709910015; Copyright (c) 2000 Springer-Verlag; Article Copyright (c) 2000 Springer-Verlag New York, Inc; ISSN 0174-1551
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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