[20] Ninety-seven patients with tunneled catheters were compared with 57 patients who had the LifeSite system implanted. At 300 days, device survival was better with the LifeSite system than with ...

A case of serious, life-threatening hemorrhage in a child after tunneled peritoneal catheter removal because of hemodialysis catheter heparin lock flushing is described. Discussion of the ...

We present the epidemiology of CRBSI, concentrating on that associated with tunneled cuffed catheters, and offer a detailed review of the literature on evidence-based management and prevention of ...