Open AccessReducing Catheter-Related Infections in Hemodialysis Patients
Author(s) -
Daniel Landry,
Gregory L. Braden
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.04700514
Subject(s) - medicine , hemodialysis , hemodialysis catheter , intensive care medicine , catheter , surgery
Not all hemodialysis accesses are created equal: Compared with patients with ESRD who have an arteriovenous fistula, those with a tunneled central venous catheter have a 15-fold increased risk of catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) and an all-cause mortality rate ranging from 12% to 25
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