Comparable rates of catheter-related bloodstream infections between non-tunneled and tunneled hemodialysis catheters: a retrospective single-center study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A hemodialysis catheter may serve as a short- or medium-term vascular access solution. Current guidelines suggest restricting non-tunneled catheter use to 2 weeks, partially based on studies using straight non-tunneled jugular catheters, which have now been widely replaced with pre-curved catheters. We compared the rate of catheter-related blood stream infections (CRBSIs) and possible CRBSIs (PCRBSIs) of pre-curved non-tunneled and tunneled catheters in our hemodialysis center.

Methods

This was a retrospective study including patients dialyzed on an outpatient basis between 1 January 2018 and 1 July 2024, with a follow-up until 1 March 2025. The primary aim was to compare the rates of CRBSIs.

Results

In 301 patients, 625 non-tunneled single lumen catheter p

SUBMITTER: Zrimsek M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12780762 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature