Information Technology in Peritoneal Dialysis

2018 ◽  
pp. 49-54
Author(s):  
Dirk G. Struijk
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Peritoneal Dialysis

Scanning Electron Microscopy of Staphylococcus Epidermidis Adherence to Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis Catheters

1985 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. 520-521
Author(s):  
William J. Lamoreaux ◽  
David L. Smalley ◽  
Larry M. Baddour ◽  
Alfred P. Kraus
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Scanning Electron Microscopy ◽  
Peritoneal Dialysis ◽  
Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis ◽  
Staphylococcus Epidermidis ◽  
Sterile Saline ◽  
Intravascular Devices ◽  
Capd Patient ◽  
Scanning Electron

Infections associated with the use of intravascular devices have been documented and have been reported to be related to duration of catheter usage. Recently, Eaton et al. reported that Staphylococcus epidermidis may attach to silastic catheters used in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) treatment. The following study presents findings using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of S. epidermidis adherence to silastic catheters in an in vitro model. In addition, sections of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) dialysis bags were also evaluated by SEM.The S. epidermidis strain RP62A which had been obtained in a previous outbreak of coagulase-negative staphylococcal sepsis at local hospitals was used in these experiments. The strain produced surface slime on exposure to glucose, whereas a nonadherent variant RP62A-NA, which was also used in these studies, failed to produce slime. Strains were grown overnight on blood agar plates at 37°C, harvested from the surface and resuspended in sterile saline (0.85%), centrifuged (3,000 rpm for 10 minutes) and then washed twice in 0.1 M phosphate-buffered saline at pH 7.0. Organisms were resuspended at a concentration of ca. 106 CFU/ml in: a) sterile unused dianeal at 4.25% dextrose, b) sterile unused dianeal at 1.5% dextrose, c) sterile used dialysate previously containing 4.25% dextrose taken from a CAPD patient, and d) sterile used dialysate previously containing 1.5% dextrose taken from a CAPD patient.

Business: The Electronic Health Record: Front Line Experience

2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-22
Author(s):  
Rosemary Griffin
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Electronic Health Record ◽  
Financial Incentives ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Record ◽  
Health Trends ◽  
Electronic Health

National legislation is in place to facilitate reform of the United States health care industry. The Health Care Information Technology and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) offers financial incentives to hospitals, physicians, and individual providers to establish an electronic health record that ultimately will link with the health information technology of other health care systems and providers. The information collected will facilitate patient safety, promote best practice, and track health trends such as smoking and childhood obesity.

Case Report. Candida lusitaniae peritonitis in a patient on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

Mycoses ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 45 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 120-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Cinar ◽  
A. Nedret Koc ◽  
H. Taskapan ◽  
A. Dogukan ◽  
B. Tokgoz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Peritoneal Dialysis ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis ◽  
Candida Lusitaniae

Bringing information technology into the veterinary curriculum

1996 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 96-99
Author(s):  
S.J. Waldhalm ◽  
P.A. Bushby
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Veterinary Curriculum

Recurrent ascites following peritoneal dialysis. A new syndrome?

1974 ◽  
Vol 134 (2) ◽  
pp. 283-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. J. Rodriguez
Keyword(s):  
Peritoneal Dialysis

Information technology

AccessScience ◽  
2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology

Information Technology, Society, and Psychology: A British View

1988 ◽  
Vol 33 (11) ◽  
pp. 978-978
Author(s):  
Robert Mack
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology
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