The purpose of the investigation is to compare two catheter lock solutions (TaurolockTMHep100 and Heparin 100 IE/ml), on the occurence of catheter related blood stream infection, in patients with intestinal failure and a central venous access device for home parenteral nutrition.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years – 80 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients with long-term intestinal failure who will receive PS at least 2 times /week over a subcutaneously tunneled single-lumen CVC (Hickman/Broviac) for at least one year.
* Estimated life expectancy ≥1 year
* Male or female patient aged 18 - 80 years
* Patient is fully able to understand the nature of the proposed intervention and gives written informed consent before entering the trial.
Exclusion Criteria:
Patients who:
* can not be expected to comply with the trial plan (e.g. substance abuse, mental condition)
* has significant cardiovascular disease such as unstable angina, recent acute myocardial infarction or recent cerebral vascular accident (within 6 weeks); a cardiac rhythm which in the investigators judgment may result in significant hemodynamic effects
* has a known hypersensitivity/allergy to TauroLockTMHep 100 or heparin and/or their excipients.
* is pregnant, lactating, or nursing
* has abnormal blood coagulation due to primary disease or due to treatment with anticoagulants (warfarin/phenprocoumon, unfractionated heparin, low- molecular heparin), with the clinical blood tests INR and APTT, outside the intervals given below, at the time of inclusion. Patients with unfractionated Heparin 100 IE/ml used as a catheter lock, do not need to have APTT tested before enrollment. Patients treated with Low-Molecular Heparin, needs control of INR, thrombocytes and plasma-antifactor Xa, and If the patient has increased bleeding risk judge by dis…
What they're measuring
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Mean number of catheter related blood stream infections(CRBSI)/ 1000 catheter days in each group