Citrate Versus Heparin Lock for Hemodialysis Catheters: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

This meta-analysis suggests that an antimicrobial-containing citrate lock is better than heparin lock for prevention of catheter-related infection, while citrate alone fails to show a similar advantage. As compared to heparin, citrate locking showed a reduction in bleeding episodes. : Prevention of Dialysis Catheter Malfunction with Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator Coiled Versus Straight Peritoneal Dialysis Catheters: A Randomized Controlled Trial and Meta-analysis Mycophenolate mofetil is as efficacious as, but safer than, cyclophosphamide in the treatment of proliferative lupus nephritis: a meta-analysis and meta-regression.
Source: Nephrology Now - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tags: Hemodialysis Vascular Access Source Type: research