Publications by authors named "Bachir Zabadani"
[Tunnelled internal jugular vein catheters with taurolidine lock: an acceptable challenge to arterio-venous fistula in 70 years old haemodialyzed patients: a prospective pilot study].
Nephrol Ther
July 2011
Article Synopsis
- A pilot study was conducted comparing AVF with tunneled jugular vein catheters (TIJC), using taurolidine as a bacterial lock, in patients aged 70 and older.
- Results showed that patients using TIJC reported higher comfort levels (8/10) compared to those with AVF (5/10), suggesting that TIJC is a viable alternative to AVF for older hemodialysis patients over a two-year period.
Biofilms are known to be responsible for chronic peritoneal dialysis (PD)-related infections. Such infections are still frequent among patients in PD. The aim of this study was to develop a new approach in the prevention of chronic PD-related infection by regular injection of specific formulations containing detachment-promoting agents.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report three original cases of sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis (SEP) which is a rare but severe complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD). In the report of case 1, SEP occurred in a 75-year-old diabetic patient mellitus 18 years after the arrest of PD technique recurrent infectious peritonitis. The switch to hemodialysis was associated with a chronic inflammatory state poorly explained until the discovery of SEP.
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