The sharp decrease in catheter related complications that we observed after switching from catheter locking with heparin to taurolidine had a highly significant impact on the clinical burden that HPN care imposes on our clinical ward, as proven by the sharp decrease in number of days that HPN patients spent within the hospital.
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Taurolidine lock is superior to heparin lock in the prevention of catheter related bloodstream infections and occlusions.
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