RESEARCH ARTICLE
Central Venous Catheters in Dialysis: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Nabil J. Haddad, Sheri Van Cleef , Anil K. Agarwal*
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2012Volume: 5
First Page: 12
Last Page: 18
Publisher ID: TOUNJ-5-12
DOI: 10.2174/1874303X01205010012
Article History:
Received Date: 1/2/2012Revision Received Date: 12/4/2012
Acceptance Date: 20/4/2010
Electronic publication date: 1/6/2012
Collection year: 2012

Abstract
Central venous catheters (CVC) continue to remain a common modality of vascular access in end stage kidney disease patients maintained on hemodialysis. The increased morbidity and mortality associated with CVC, when compared to arteriovenous fistulas and grafts, is a serious health problem and a big challenge to the nephrology community. In this article we present the pros and cons of CVC, in addition to the different complications and excessive economical costs related to their use.