Hussain, H., Reffat, S., El Yamany, M., Farouk, T., AL-Mezaien, M. (2016). Infection Rate Related to Permanent Hemodialysis Catheters. Suez Canal University Medical Journal, 19(2), 184-192. doi: 10.21608/scumj.2016.116170
Hatem Hussain; Sheriff Reffat; Mohammad El Yamany; Tarek Farouk; Mamdouh AL-Mezaien. "Infection Rate Related to Permanent Hemodialysis Catheters". Suez Canal University Medical Journal, 19, 2, 2016, 184-192. doi: 10.21608/scumj.2016.116170
Hussain, H., Reffat, S., El Yamany, M., Farouk, T., AL-Mezaien, M. (2016). 'Infection Rate Related to Permanent Hemodialysis Catheters', Suez Canal University Medical Journal, 19(2), pp. 184-192. doi: 10.21608/scumj.2016.116170
Hussain, H., Reffat, S., El Yamany, M., Farouk, T., AL-Mezaien, M. Infection Rate Related to Permanent Hemodialysis Catheters. Suez Canal University Medical Journal, 2016; 19(2): 184-192. doi: 10.21608/scumj.2016.116170
Infection Rate Related to Permanent Hemodialysis Catheters
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University Hospital, Egypt
Abstract
Background: Centrally placed venous catheters for hemodialysis have become an essential part of recently established medical care given to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. Dialysis access related bloodstream infection and the complications related to such a problem requiring hospitalization account for almost1/3 of the cost of ESRD management, with a documented death rate of 12-25.9%. Aim: The present study aimed to assess the infection rate related to permanent hemodialysis catheters performed at Suez Canal University Hospital. Patients and Methods: thirty-five patients were included in this study. All of them had an interventional session to place a tunneled cuffed hemodialysis catheter for ESRD. Evaluation of the procedure and its outcome was done. Results:No bloodstream catheter-related infection occurred in 45.7% of the study population. Only 2 patients (5.7%) had an infection within the first week, 1 patient (2.9%) infection was within the first month and in the remaining 16 patients had their first bloodstream catheter-related infection episode after the first month. Conclusion: The previous history of bloodstream infection associated with a dialysis catheter increases the probability of infection to the newly inserted permanent catheter, before reaching6 months’ lifetime despite changing the access site.
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