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MDPI, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 9(17), p. 3027, 2020

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17093027

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Tunnelled Haemodialysis Catheter Removal: An Underappreciated Problem, Not Always Simple and Safe

Journal article published in 2020 by Tomasz Porazko ORCID, Jacek Hobot, Zbigniew Ziembik, Marian Klinger
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
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Abstract

Background: Optimal care of patients treated with a central tunneled catheter (CTC) as vascular access for hemodialysis requires a number of procedures. One of them is CTC removal, usually carried out using mostly the cut-down method (CDM) and the traction method (TM). The procedure seems to be simple and safe; however, occasionally, serious complications may occur. To eliminate the risk of such events, we have introduced a modified cut-down method (MCDM). Methods: The study included the analysis of retrospective results of 143 CTC removal procedures, 76 of which were performed using the standard cut-down method (CDM), and in 67 cases, the modified cut-down method (MCDM) was applied. Results: As minor side effects occurred in patients treated with both methods with comparable frequency, serious complications were observed only in the CDM patients group. Conclusions: In our opinion, the new MCDM procedure is the simplest and safest method of CTC removal.