Central venous catheter-related infections have been associated with high morbidity,
mortality, and costs. Catheter use in chronic hemodialysis patients has been recognized as …

Background Central venous catheters (CVC) continue to play a prominent role in
haemodialysis vascular access with 46% to 70% of patients commencing haemodialysis via …

Health care associated infections, the fourth leading cause of disease in industrialised
countries, are a major health issue. One part of this condition is based on the increasing …

The main complication of central venous catheter (CVC) in hemodialysis is infection.
Identifying CVC related infection (CVC-RI) risk factors and causative micro-organisms is …

Hemodialysis is associated with a high risk of morbidity and mortality, often caused by
infections. Infections account for approximately 15% of all deaths in this patient population …

Background: Intravascular catheters are integral to the practice of modern medicine.
Potential risk factors for catheter‐related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) include underlying …

Background. Almost 30% of chronic haemodialysis (HD) patients are dependent on central
venous catheters (CVCs) for their vascular access, and catheter-related bacteraemia (CRB) …

Infections are the second leading cause of death among patients with end-stage kidney
disease, behind only cardiovascular disease. In addition, patients on chronic dialysis are at …

Objective To evaluate the incidence, risk factors, foci, isolated organisms, and outcomes of
infections in the survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) within the first 7 days after …

This review addresses the types of vascular access available for patients who need
therapeutic apheresis (TA). As in hemodialysis, vascular access for TA is chosen based on …