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Risk factors and mortality in patients with sepsis, septic and non septic acute kidney injury in ICU

J. bras. nefrol; 41 (4), 2019
Abstract Acute kidney injury (AKI) has an incidence rate of 5-6% among intensive care unit (ICU) patients and sepsis is the most frequent etiology. Aims: To assess patients in the ICU that developed AKI, AKI on chronic kidney disease (CKD), and/or sepsis, and identify the risk factors and outcomes of th...

Relevance of a skilled vascular surgeon and optimized facility practices in the long-term patency of arteriovenous fistulas: a prospective study

J. bras. nefrol; 41 (3), 2019
Abstract Introduction: Arteriovenous fistulas (AVF) are the best hemodialysis vascular accesses, but their failure rate remains high. Few studies have addressed the role of the vascular surgeon's skills and the facility's practices. We aimed to study these factors, with the hypothesis that the surgeon's...

Survey on the perception of health professionals on the use of intradialytic oral nutrition in patients under hemodialysis

Rev. invest. clín; 71 (4), 2019
Abstract Background Intradialytic oral nutrition (ION) has been shown to improve many clinical outcomes, including lowering mortality, in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Despite the benefits, ION is underused in many countries. Objective The objective of our study was to determine the perception of health-...

Guidebook for renal dialysis patients: care of central venous catheters and arteriovenous fistula

ABSTRACT Objective: To design and validate the content and format of a guidebook for chronic renal failure patients about the care with venous access for hemodialysis at home. Method: Methodological study, in which the steps for the guidebook design were: project planning, literature search, material c...

Factors related to impaired comfort in chronic kidney disease patients on hemodialysis

ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the factors related to the impaired comfort of chronic kidney diseases (CKD) patients on hemodialysis. Method: this is a cross-sectional study with 80 patients undergoing hemodialysis in a renal replacement therapy unit through interviews using two instruments, one for cl...

Determinación del estado nutricional mediante el ángulo de fase en pacientes en hemodiálisis

Gac. méd. Méx; 155 (3), 2019
Resumen Introducción: La bioimpedancia eléctrica multifrecuencia (BIE) evalúa con precisión la composición corporal. Objetivo: Investigar el estado nutricional y su relación con el índice de masa corporal (IMC) o el ángulo fase obtenido por BIE en pacientes con enfermedad renal terminal (ERT) e...

Insertion of central vascular catheter: adherence to infection prevention bundle

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the compliance of the care process involving insertion of central vascular catheter (CVC) in hemodialysis. Method: Cross-sectional quantitative approach developed at the hemodialysis service of a reference hospital in Sergipe, Brazil. Sample consisting of 1,342 actions e...

Prevalencias de complicaciones asociadas a la instalación de catéter venoso central para hemodiálisis

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (4), 2019
Background: Placing central venous lines under ultrasonographic guidance reduces the complications of the procedure. Aim: To compare prevalences of complications of central venous line placements with or without ultrasonographic guidance. Material and Methods: Descriptive study that contemplated the co...

Mortalidad en pacientes con enfermedad renal. Instituto de Nefrología. 2016 y 2017
Mortality in patients with kidney disease. Institute of Nephrology, 2016 and 2017

Introducción: La Enfermedad Renal Crónica es un problema de salud mundial. Objetivo: Determinar el comportamiento de la mortalidad en pacientes con enfermedad renal en el Instituto de Nefrología durante 2016 y 2017. Material y Métodos: Estudio observacional descriptivo transversal de pacientes fa...