Scientific Publications

Online Resources

Central Venous Catheters for Dialysis (CVCDs)

Catheter Related Bloodstream Infection (CRBSI)

Societies

• American Society for Artificial Organs

Vascular Access

• Vascular Access for HemoDialysis
• The Journal of Vascular Access
• National Association of Vascular Access Networks (NAVAN)
• Dialysis Message Boards
• National Kidney Foundation: Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative: Clinical Practical Guidelines for Vascular Access
• Radiology Info: Vascular Access Procedures
• University of Kansas Medical Center: Vascular Access
• Nephrology Analytical Services
• Caring for Australians with Renal Impairment
• Vascular Access Doc
• National Kidney Foundation: Dialysis Outcome Quality Initiative
• ANNA Symposium, 2
• NIH Vascular Access Device Consult Service
• Comparison of Vascular Access Sites
• eMedicine article on Vascular Access in Pediatric Patients
• Studies ongoing at University of Miami
• Caring for your Vascular Access
• Hypertension, Dialysis and Clinical Nephrology

CRBSI

• Pulmonary Review: Guidelines Address Catheter-Related Infections
• Infection Control Education Institute: New IV Guidelines
• Abstract: Journal of Clinical Microbiology
• British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
• Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy: Enterococcal intravascular catheter-related bloodstream infection: management and outcome of 61 consecutive cases
• Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy: Management of intravascular catheter-related infections
• Critical Care Forum: Clinical review: New technologies for prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections
• Journal of Clinical Pathology: Prevention of catheter-related bloodstream infection by silver iontophoretic central venous catheters: a randomised controlled trial