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POST INSERTION CATHETER CARE IN PERITONEAL DIALYSIS CENTRES ACROSS EUROPE: RESULTS OF THE POST INSERTION PROJECT OF THE RESEARCH BOARD
Author(s) -
Castro M.J.,
Vijt D.,
Endall G.,
Elseviers M.,
Lindley E.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
edtna‐erca journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.381
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1755-6686
pISSN - 1019-083X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-6686.2004.tb00330.x
Subject(s) - peritoneal dialysis , catheter , medicine , university hospital , intensive care medicine , surgery
SUMMARY The EDTNA/ERCA survey of Post Insertion Catheter Care in Peritoneal Dialysis (PICC) was a project organised through the Collaborative Research Programme (CRP) of the EDTNA/ERCA. In this survey, data were collected from 54 participating centres in 20 countries. From this survey it became clear that there is no standardised approach to immediate post‐catheter insertion treatment protocols. If we want to reduce technique failure of PD related to catheter failure, a first step will be to investigate the different policies used in Europe in order to evaluate the outcome results derived from different policies in post insertion catheter care.