Synapse
⌘+K
Synapse
PulseExploreClubsResearchersJournals
Instagram
HomeClubsExplore
October 5, 2025The Professional Medical JournalOpen Access

Role of antibiotic lock in the prevention of catheter induced infection in patients undergoing hemodialysis.

View Full Paper
Ask AI
Bookmark
Share

Authors

NAN. AbidGAGhulam Abbas

Discussion

Loading...

Member takes

Overview

Descriptive case series assesses antibiotic lock's effectiveness in preventing catheter related infection in hemodialysis patients.

Key Points

  • Infection free survival of the catheter was noted in 89.7% of 136 patients undergoing hemodialysis.
  • Significantly higher infection prevention observed in patients aged 50 years or younger (p-value 0.023).
  • Use of taurolidine-based lock solutions significantly prevents catheter infections in urban and non-diabetic patients.
  • Study highlights the need for implementing antibiotic lock strategies in hemodialysis facilities to reduce catheter-related infections.

Cite This Study

Abid et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e2537cd6d66a53c24744ddhttps://doi.org/10.29309/tpmj/2025.32.10.7628
View Full Paper
Ask AI
Bookmark
Share

Also Consider

Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context:

  1. 1Antibiotic catheter lock: An adjunct therapy for recurrent tunneled hemodialysis catheter infections2026
  2. 2Dr. K. Sree Harsha Vardhan*, Dr. Manjusha Yadla, Dr. P. Srinivas2026
  3. 3Dr. K. Sree Harsha Vardhan*, Dr. Manjusha Yadla, Dr. P. Srinivas2026
  4. 4#2430 Comparison of the efficacy of gentamicin-citrate and gentamicin-citrate/Taurolock-urokinase locks for non-tunneled catheters in hemodialysis patients2024
  5. 5Antibiotic lock solutions as adjunct therapy for catheter-related blood stream infections in pediatric hemodialysis patients2024 · 1 citations