Philbert Habihirwe, Hélène Marini, Blandine Wurtz, Thomas Vermeulin, Marion Lottin, Jean François Gehanno, Ludivine Boulet, Hervé Vergnes, Stéphane Edet, Laurence Guet, Frank Le Roy, Véronique Merle
BACKGROUND: French guidelines for the prevention of vascular access infections in a haemodialysis setting were released in 2005. Compliance with these guidelines is currently unknown. Our aim was to assess compliance with guidelines for vascular access infection prevention in French haemodialysis units, and to describe the difficulties reported. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted between March and December 2019 in 200 haemodialysis units randomly selected in France...
September 19, 2023: Journal of Hospital Infection