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Ethanol lock therapy (ELT) has demonstrated potential as an adjunct to antibiotics for catheter salvage, but robust evidence is limited.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We conducted a single-centre, open-label, randomised controlled trial of adult HD patients with suspected or confirmed CRBSI. Patients received either 70% ELT plus intravenous antibiotics or intravenous antibiotics alone. Primary outcome was catheter salvage at day 7. Secondary outcomes included recurrence at day 60, catheter survival and adverse events.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Eighty-four patients were randomised (42 per arm). Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus was the most common pathogen (34.5%). Early catheter salvage was higher with ELT (78.6% versus 57.1%; P\u00a0=\u00a0.035). Recurrence was lower with ELT at day 60 (20.5% versus 53.7%; P\u00a0=\u00a0.002). The median catheter survival was longer (15 versus 8\u00a0days), although not statistically significant (P\u00a0=\u00a0.283). Fever resolution by day 7 was significantly higher in the ELT group compared with controls (64.3% versus 35.7%; P\u00a0=\u00a0.009). Adverse events were infrequent and mild. In multivariate analysis, higher serum albumin was independently associated with an increased likelihood of catheter salvage [odds ratio (OR) 2.43, P\u00a0=\u00a0.038], while longer dialysis vintage (OR 0.90, P\u00a0=\u00a0.035) and Pseudomonas infection (OR 0.05, P\u00a0=\u00a0.014) were associated with reduced salvage rates.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Adjunctive ELT improved early catheter salvage and reduced recurrence without significant adverse effects. These findings support its use as part of salvage protocols in tunnelled catheter infections.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ckj\/sfag013","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,17]],"date-time":"2026-01-17T12:29:56Z","timestamp":1768652996000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Ethanol lock therapy for salvage of infected tunnelled haemodialysis catheters: a randomised controlled trial"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"19","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9827-3239","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hari","family":"Prasad M K","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nephrology, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences & Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital , New Delhi ,","place":["India"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lalit K","family":"Pursnani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nephrology, Atal Bihari Vajpayee 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