Clinical Implementation of an Adapted Infection Risk Screening Tool Following Nurse-Led Haemodialysis Vascular Access Consultation.

ABSTRACT: Background: Healthcare-associated infection drives morbidity and unplanned hospital use in haemodialysis. We aimed to determine whether an adapted British Renal Society Infection Risk Screening Tool, applied during a nurse-led vascular access consultation, identifies patients at increased risk of subsequent infection-related hospitalisation and can inform de-selection of buttonhole puncture. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort of 404 adults reviewed between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2024. Baseline demographics, comorbidities, vascular access status and screening classification ("risk present/absent") were retrieved from records. The primary outcome was ≥1 infection-related hospitalisation within 12 months; the number of such admissions was secondary. Results<

SUBMITTER: Pinto R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12691982 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature