الفهرس 
End stage renal disease & hemodialysisOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
Health care-associated infections lead to death, disability and excess medical
costs.
Infection is considered the second cause of death in patients with ESRD (the
first is cardiovascular disease ), and septicemia accounts for more than 75% of
these infectious deaths. Annual death rates due to pneumonia and sepsis are
markedly higher in dialysis patients compared with the general population.
Patients with renal impairment are at high risk of developing infection due to
low immunity, severe clinical condition and need of vascular accesses for renal
replacement therapy (RRT).
The aim of the study is to assess infection control measures in hemodialysis
units because infection control is considered one of the most important aspects of
safety.
The current study comprised all (19) hemodialysis units in Qalyubia
Governorate .
In our study we found (generally) that most of dialysis units are in a large
percent clean in general , the medical team does not commit enough to wash hands
despite the availability of disinfectants and also there is no commitment to use
personal protective equipments.
The studied units showed satisfactory percentage in all points regarding
methods for preventing pollution except commitment of the medical team to a
septic non touch technique.