Canadian journal of kidney health and disease
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Can J Kidney Health Dis · Jan 2015
Development of a hemodialysis safety checklist using a structured panel process.
The World Health Organization created a Surgical Safety Checklist with a pause or "time out" to help reduce preventable adverse events and improve communication. A similar tool might improve patient safety and reduce treatment-associated morbidity in the hemodialysis unit. ⋯ A novel 17-item Hemodialysis Safety Checklist (Hemo Pause) for use by nurses and patients has been developed to standardize the hemodialysis procedure. Further quality improvement efforts are underway to explore the feasibility of using this checklist to reduce adverse events and strengthen the safety culture in the hemodialysis unit.
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Can J Kidney Health Dis · Jan 2015
Association between serum alkaline phosphatase and primary resistance to erythropoiesis stimulating agents in chronic kidney disease: a secondary analysis of the HERO trial.
Erythropoiesis stimulating agent (ESA)-resistant anemia is common in chronic kidney disease (CKD). ⋯ Serum alkaline phosphatase was associated with severity of ESA resistance in ESA-resistant patients with CKD. Large prospective studies are required to confirm this association. (