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September 27, 2025Romanian Journal of Infectious DiseasesOpen Access

Ethanol versus heparin lock for preventing catheter-related bloodstream infections in short-term hemodialysis: a randomized trial

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RPRio Andhika PutraUniversitas Jember MMMuhammad Nuralim MallapasiHasanuddin University MMMulawardi MulawardiHasanuddin University

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Randomized trial shows ethanol locks reduce catheter-related bloodstream infections in hemodialysis patients, suggesting a safer alternative to heparin.

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Ethanol lock significantly lowered the incidence of catheter-related bloodstream infections compared to heparin lock.
Incidence rates were 10.0% with ethanol locks and 40.0% with heparin locks, with a p-value of 0.028.
This randomized controlled trial involved 40 hemodialysis patients and used a 1:1 allocation for treatment groups.
Ethanol locks resulted in longer catheter durations and lower leukocyte counts, indicating improved tolerance.

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Putra et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d7b3e2eebfec0fc5236c4b https://doi.org/10.37897/rjid.2025.3.1

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Randomized trial shows ethanol locks reduce catheter-related bloodstream infections in hemodialysis patients, suggesting a safer alternative to heparin.

Ethanol versus heparin lock for preventing catheter-related bloodstream infections in short-term hemodialysis: a randomized trial

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Ethanol versus heparin lock for preventing catheter-related bloodstream infections in short-term hemodialysis: a randomized trial

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