Ehab M Abdo, Tamer A Abouelgreed, Waleed E Elshinawy, Nehal Farouk, Hassan Ismail, Amal H Ibrahim, Samar A Kasem, Lobna Kh Sakr, Naglaa M Aboelsoud, Nermeen M Abdelmonem, Salma F Abdelkader, Ahmed A Abdelwahed, Anas A Qasem, Mosab F Alassal, Ahmed A Aboomar
OBJECTIVE: To point out our experience and assess the efficacy and safety of real-time ultrasound-guided central internal jugular vein (IJV) catheterization in the treatment of hemodialysis patients. METHODS: This retrospective study comprised 150 patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who had real-time ultrasonography (US)-guided IJV HD catheters placed in our hospital between March 2019 and March 2021. Patients were examined for their demographic data, etiology, site of catheter insertion, type (acute or chronic) of renal failure, technical success, operative time, number of needle punctures, and procedure-related complications...
September 27, 2023: Archivio Italiano di Urologia, Andrologia