INTERVENTIONS FOR PREVENTING INFECTIOUS COMPLICATIONS IN HAEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS WITH CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERS

INTERVENTIONS FOR PREVENTING INFECTIOUS COMPLICATIONS IN HAEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS WITH CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERS

Vascular access is the main risk factor for bacteraemia, hospitalisation, and mortality among haemodialysis (HD) patients. The type of vascular access most associated with bloodstream infection is central venous catheter (CVC). The incidence of catheter-related bacteraemia ranges between 0.50 and 6....

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Main Authors: Camille Caetano, Trycia V Bueloni, Daniela Ponce
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Medical Journal 2019-07-01
Series:European Medical Journal Nephrology
Subjects:
haemodialysis
central venous catheter
infectious complications
Online Access:https://www.emjreviews.com/nephrology/article/interventions-for-preventing-infectious-complications-in-haemodialysis-patients-with-central-venous-catheters/

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