Internal medicine journalHumansMaleNew ZealandFemaleCatheter-Related Infections
Haemodialysis catheter utilisation and factors associated with catheter-related bloodstream infection in Aotearoa New Zealand: Report from the binational, prospective, cluster-randomised trial.
Jayson Catiwa, Sradha Kotwal, Martin Gallagher, Alan Cass, Nicholas Olsen, Sharen Supershad, David Semple, REDUCCTION Investigators and Steering Committee
Published: 202610.1111/imj.70279
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Approximately 80% of the incident haemodialysis (HD) population in Aotearoa New Zealand relies on HD catheters for vascular access; however, utilisation patterns and outcomes remain poorly characterised. AIM: We described the incidence an…
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