Access-Related Blood-Stream Infection

FORT WORTH, Texas— In this video from the American Nephrology Nurses Association Annual Symposium, Peggy Bushey, BSN, RN, CDN, talks about a new technique to reduce access-related blood stream infections.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The buttonhole technique for vascular access is safe for home hemodialysis as long as patients are diligent about skin preparation and cannulation, clinicians from Fresenius Medical Care reported in a poster presentation.