THE EFFECT OF EVIDENCE-BASED EDUCATION ON KNOWLEDGE NURSING STUDENTS IN CARE HEMODIALYSIS VASCULAR ACCESS

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Maintenance of previously thrombosed arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) as functional vascular accesses can be highly expensive, with relevant financial implications for healthcare systems. The aim of our study was to evaluate the costs and health outcomes of vascular access care in hemodialysis patients with AVF thrombosis. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS A...

BACKGROUND Hemodialysis patients have frequent infections, especially of the vascular access site, and often harbor antimicrobial-resistant pathogens. Therefore a voluntary national system was created to monitor and prevent infections in these patients. METHODS From October 1999 to May 2001, participating centers recorded the number of chronic hemodialysis outpatients that were treated (denom...

Background: For patients undergoing hemodialysis, continuing in labor is very challenging and many patients have difficulty in current and/or previous workplaces. The objective of the present study is to clarify the determinants of being employed in hemodialysis patients by use of the mixed methods approach. Methods: One hundred and forty-nine patients undergoing hemodialysis were interviewed b...

We report two cases in which patients on chronic hemodialysis presented with morbid unilateral edema of the upper extremity and chest on the side of a currently functioning arteriovenous access. Both patients were known to the vascular surgery service and had previously undergone multiple attempts to create and maintain vascular access. Both severe and disabling edema and the need to maintain d...

background dialysis vascular access complications are considered as significant causes of morbidity in chronic hemodialysis patients. objectives the aim of the present study was a comparison of axillary loop and straight grafts patency and its complications in hemodialysis access. patients and methods in this cohort study conducted at shahid beheshti medical university, 77 patients who underwen...