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Understanding safety-critical interactions with a home medical device through Distributed Cognition

open access: yes, 2015
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]

open access: yes, 2014
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

open access: yesBulletin de la Dialyse à Domicile, 2019
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
doaj   +1 more source

Diabetic Foot Ulceration in Dialysis‐Dependent End‐Stage Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review of Epidemiology, Clinical Outcomes and Mortality Risk

open access: yesDiabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews, Volume 42, Issue 5, July 2026.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Using Evidence‐Based Care Bundles to Reduce Central Line–Associated Infections in High‐Risk Settings

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Nursing, Volume 35, Issue 7, Page 3134-3145, July 2026.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Prognostic Value of Cardiac Troponin I and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Mortality of Chronic Hemodialysis Patients [PDF]

open access: yes
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]

open access: yes, 2018
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

open access: yesBulletin de la Dialyse à Domicile, 2019
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
doaj   +1 more source

Self‐Efficacy in Palliative Care Among Nursing Professionals: A Mixed‐Methods Study

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Nursing, Volume 35, Issue 7, Page 3041-3054, July 2026.
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
wiley   +1 more source

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