Not only are dialysis access creation and maintenance prone to complications, but patients suffering from end-stage renal disease and its comorbidities generally have a high risk of adverse events during their continuous treatment. Preventive strategies are key to avoid harm and to improve the outcome...
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Patient safety in dialysis access: education and research. Today, a growing activity to improve patient safety in all domains of medicine is reality. This chapter deals with patient safety research in general, but is also about strategies to implement this evidence in the daily clinical work tre...
There are currently four to five training pathways to becoming a dialysis access provider—vascular surgery, transplant surgery, interventional radiology, and interventional nephrology; some with general surgery training only practice in this role as well. All pathways have their drawbacks—surgeons tend ...
Effects of a nationwide predialysis educational program on modality choice, vascular access, and patient outcomes. Patients' education about transplant, hemodialysis (HD), peritoneal dialysis (PD), and conservative care often is provided by nephrologists as needed and o... EL Jr,W Wang,C Devries...
Study: Home dialysis access decreased during pandemic for patients with disabilities, ESKD SAN DIEGO — Access to home dialysis among patients with disabilities with end-stage kidney disease decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data presented here at ASN Kidney Week. ...
Patient Care Medical Terminology Safety Procedures Documentation and Data Processing With a one year certificate, you will still be eligible to gain certification and licensing when needed. However, for those who want a bit more education, an Associate’s degree may be just what you are looking ...
For the past 30 years, Quality Dialysis has worked diligently towards providing excellent patient care and education to ensure that those living with chronic kidney disease have access to quality services that will help them lead successful lives. With an experienced team of specialized staff members...
The first step to successful renal rehabilitation is ensuring that the clinical prerequisites of anemia control, adequate dialysis, a well-functioning vascular access, and proper nutrition are in place. In addition, research indicates that people on dialysis are more likely to experience positive ...
The word 'dialysis' usually refers tohemodialysis(kidney dialysis) that uses an external machine to clean the blood. However, this requires that a patient acquires a vascular access, such as a fistula or a graft. This access is stuck with a large bore needle every time a patient receives di...