th European Basic Multidisciplinary Hemodialysis Access Course

5 th European Basic Multidisciplinary Hemodialysis Access Course

htm 5 th European Basic Multidisciplinary Hemodialysis Access Course

Basic Needs of Mothers with Children Undergoing Hemodialysis: A Meta-synthesis of Qualitative Studies

Background: Mothers of children undergoing hemodialysis encounter severe changes in their daily lives. It is of utmost importance to raise the awareness of treatment teams about the needs of these specific groups of mothers and different problems they may experience. The reason is that it can help health care professionals to support the mothers to fulfill their roles as the primary caregivers ...

Stenosis and thrombosis in haemodialysis fistulae and grafts: the surgeon's point of view.

Stenosis and thrombosis caused by stenosis are the most frequent complications of arterio-venous (a-v) access for haemodialysis. The well-known disadvantages and potential dangers of CVC for haemodialysis [1] should be sufficient reason for consequent access surveillance in order to early identify and treat every significant stenosis before thrombosis occurs. Immediate declotting of a thrombose...

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Long-term central venous catheter (CVC) use among patients on hemodialysis increases the risk of infection, morbidity, and mortality. This article describes the use of Kotter’s process of change to establish a multidisciplinary vascular access team to facilitate the replacement of CVCs with long-term accesses. Through the implementation of vascular access teams and the execution of Kotter’s eig...