Vascular access and infection prevention and control: a national survey of routine practices in Irish haemodialysis units | Zendy

Margaret McCann | Zendy; Mike Clarke | Zendy; George Mellotte | Zendy; William D. Plant | Zendy; Fidelma Fitzpatrick | Zendy

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Vascular access and infection prevention and control: a national survey of routine practices in Irish haemodialysis units

Author(s) -

Margaret McCann,

Mike Clarke,

George Mellotte,

William D. Plant,

Fidelma Fitzpatrick

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

clinical kidney journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033

H-Index - 40

eISSN - 2048-8513

pISSN - 2048-8505

DOI - 10.1093/ckj/sft020

Subject(s) - medicine , infection control , vascular access , dialysis , central venous catheter , intensive care medicine , irish , hemodialysis , arteriovenous fistula , catheter , surgery , linguistics , philosophy

National and international guidelines recommend the use of effective vascular access (VA) and infection prevention and control practices within the haemodialysis environment. Establishing an arterio-venous fistula (AVF) and preventing central venous catheter (CVC)-related infections are ongoing challenges for all dialysis settings. We surveyed VA and routine infection prevention and control practices in dialysis units, to provide national data on these practices in Ireland.

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