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Understanding safety-critical interactions with a home medical device through Distributed Cognition
As healthcare shifts from the hospital to the home, it is becoming increasingly important to understand how patients interact with home medical devices, to inform the safe and patient-friendly design of these devices.
Blandford, AE, Rajkomar, A, Mayer, A
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Indicadores nutricionais e o risco de hospitalização em pacientes submetidos à hemodiálise [PDF]
Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Nutrição, Florianópolis, 2014Introdução: O comprometimento do estado nutricional, principalmente perda de massa magra, é uma ...
Szuck, Patrícia
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Long nocturnal home hemodialysis : An old therapy brought up to date
Home hemodialysis therapy orientation is rising since 2011 in France due to technical progress in dialysis machines, with a simplified use, an ultrapure and sparing dialysate delivery.
Eric Laruelle
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ABSTRACT Background Diabetic foot ulceration (DFU) and lower limb complications are highly prevalent in people with end‐stage kidney disease (ESKD), particularly those receiving dialysis; however, the overall burden and outcomes remain incompletely characterised.
J. Z. M. Lim +7 more
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Using Evidence‐Based Care Bundles to Reduce Central Line–Associated Infections in High‐Risk Settings
ABSTRACT Aim To improve the rates of central line–associated bloodstream infections in an intensive care and non‐intensive care setting in a large Australian health service. Design Evidence‐based care bundles targeting central line practices were developed and implemented using a pragmatic action research–approach.
Karen Tuqiri, Val Wilson, Nicole Pesa
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Prognostic Value of Cardiac Troponin I and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Mortality of Chronic Hemodialysis Patients [PDF]
Cardiovascular events are the most common cause of death in hemodialysis patients. Cardiac biomarkers and especially Cardiac troponin I has been used as a prognostic marker in hemodialysis patients and there is some controversies about its value.
ذاکری, آناهیتا +3 more
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Weekly Standard Kt/Vurea and Clinical Outcomes in Home and In-Center Hemodialysis [PDF]
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Patients undergoing hemodialysis with a frequency other than thrice weekly are not included in current clinical performance metrics for dialysis adequacy.
Elani Streja +17 more
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Buttonhole: requirements and experience
Home hemodialysis requires total autonomy from the patient, who punctures himself. To this end, the vascular approach must be of good quality and the puncture technic should be easy to handle. A recognized approach is the "Buttonhole" technique. An
Krystyna Charytoniuc
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Self‐Efficacy in Palliative Care Among Nursing Professionals: A Mixed‐Methods Study
ABSTRACT Background Deficient palliative care coverage and nursing training in Ecuador warrant examining self‐efficacy to inform education strategies and strengthen equitable services. Aim To examine Ecuadorian nurses' self‐efficacy in Palliative Care. Methods A sequential explanatory mixed‐methods study was conducted.
Mónica Alexandra Valdiviezo +5 more
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