Abstract
Purpose To describe the authors' experience with transhepatic placement of catheters, highlighting early and late complications, and to determine if this procedure is a viable option in patients in whom central venous occlusions present a significant challenge. Materials and Methods The records of all the patients who underwent placement of transhepatic hemodialysis from January 2003 to October 2008 were retrospectively reviewed. Selected patients were dialysis-dependent, having undergone multiple access procedures and revisions. Kaplan-Meier analysis was used to estimate primary and secondary patency. Results Twenty-two patients (mean age 42 years, range 2270 years, 59% women) underwent a total of 127 transhepatic catheter placements at 24 transhepatic access sites; technical success was achieved in all cases. There were no hepatic injuries (bleeding or fistula formation). There were 105 exchanges in 14 patients, with a mean of 7.5 exchanges, a median of 5 exchanges (range 118 exchanges), and a catheter migration rate of 0.39 per 100 catheter-days. The sepsis rate was 0.22 per 100 catheter-days, and the catheter thrombosis rate was 0.18 per 100 catheter-days. The mean cumulative catheter duration in situ was 506.2 days, and the mean time catheter in situ was 87.7 days. The mean total access site interval was 1,046 catheter-days (range of 4231,413 catheter-days). Conclusions Transhepatic hemodialysis catheter placement is associated with low rates of morbidity. In this series, transhepatic catheters provided the possibility of long-term functionality, despite associated high rates of catheter-related maintenance, provides a potentially viable access for patients with exhausted access options.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 183-191 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- AV
- Abbreviations
- DDAVP
- DOQI
- Dialysis Outcomes Quality Initiatives
- IVC
- SIR
- Society of Interventional Radiology
- arteriovenous
- desmopressin acetate
- inferior vena cava
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine