Vascular access and infection prevention and control: A national survey of routine practices in Irish haemodialysis units

Clinical Kidney Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 176-182

  McCann, Margaret ^a   Clarke, Michael ^a,b   Mellotte, George ^c   Plant, Liam ^d   Fitzpatrick, Fidelma ^e  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^d Department of Medicine National University of Ireland Cork   (Ireland)

^e BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

haemodialysis; infection prevention and control; practice guidelines; survey; vascular access

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; CATHETER INFECTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER; IRELAND; NURSE MANAGER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VASCULAR ACCESS; WARD;

EID: 84875729333     PISSN: 20488505     EISSN: 20488513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sft020     Document Type: Review

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