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Would you use argatroban or citrate catheter lock in a patient with ESKD and HITT?

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Nephrology · UnMCNephrology Division

I would use 4% citrate. I have no experience using argatroban as a catheter lock solution, but have significant experience using 4% citrate solution. For our inpatients, we only use 4% citrate solution (and have done so for many years). While I believe you can buy prefilled 4% citrate syringes comme...

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Nephrology · Ohio State Department Of Nephrology

Agree with using citrate. Personally, I've never used argatroban as a lock solution before.

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Nephrology · NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine

I would use citrate because argatroban is very expensive and not more efficacious.

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