[Central venous catheters for haemodialysis and optimal blood flow].

Introduction: Central venous catheters (CVC) have become and indispensable form of haemodialysis access and represent, in our centre, about 8,58 % of the permanent vascular access with a total number of more than 957 venous catheters in the past 8 years. We used double-lumen catheters.

Methods: The aim of this study was to identify the factors of the catheter dysfunction.

[Prevention of hepatitis C at Center for Haemodialisys of Clinical Centre of University of Sarajevo].

Goal: The patients with the chronical programm for haemodialisys have the higher risk from getting ill virus hepatitis C in the realtion to the rest population.

Aim Of The Work: Was the evaluation of the prevalence and incidence of hepatitis C at the Center for Haemodialisys CCU Sarajevo and the effect of the prevalentive measures on the incidence of the serum conversion of hepatitis C, in the period from 2002 till 2004 year.

Material And Method: By the examening is comprehended 155 patients aged 54,58 +/- 14,797 years, with the aproximative length of the haemodialisys 58,9 +/- 53,9 months.