Infections associated with the hemodialysis catheter in nephropathic patients

oleh: Johan Carlos Linares-Artigas, Jennifer Lucila Gotera-Zambrano, José Francisco Estraño-Villanueva, Hans Rafael Bermúdez-Aguillon

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales 2020-11-01

Deskripsi

The use of a catheter as vascular access compared to the arteriovenous fistula is associated with an important risk factor in the development of infectious complications. Hemodialysis catheters are considered to represent the greatest risk of bacteremia, sepsis and death compared to other vascular accesses