Renal unit practitioners’ knowledge, attitudes and practice regarding the safety of unfractionated heparin for chronic haemodialysis
Background: Chronic haemodialysis for adult patients with end-stage kidney failure requires a patent extracorporeal circuit, maintained by anticoagulants such as unfractionated heparin (UFH). Incorrect administration of UFH has safety implications for patients. Objectives: Firstly, to describe rena...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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AOSIS
2015-09-01
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Series: | Curationis |
Online Access: | https://curationis.org.za/index.php/curationis/article/view/1447 |