Journal Watch - CVC
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Backup AVFs in PD
A small (n=115) retrospective cohort study compared PD patients with and without a backup AVF (bAVF). There were no differences in mortality or transfer to HD between groups, but having a bAVF was linked with a lower HD transfer risk with a CVC. Complications were similar.
Read the abstract » | (added 2026-06-17)
Tags: Backup AVF, BAVF, Mortality, CVC, Transfer To HD
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Staying Infection-free with PD and Home HD
While home treatments tend to be better treatments, infection is still a risk—and prevention a necessity. Education and inclusion of infection-prevention in training are important, as are managing modifiable risk factors, such as constipation, gastric acid blockers, and hypokalemia in PD. For home HD, reducing CVC use and duration and using the rope ladder technique for cannulation can reduce risk.
Read the abstract » | (added 2024-11-21)
Tags: Infection prevention, Modifiable Risk Factors, PD, HHD, Central Venous Catheters, CVC