THE FREQUENCY OF INFECTIONS OF ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA IN PATIENTS ON DIALYSIS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE | [Journal of Medical Science • 2016]

Author(s):

1. Ahmad Zeb Khan: Department of Nephrology, Khyber Teaching Hospital,Peshawar, Pakistan

2. Syed Afaq Alam: Department of Nephrology, Khyber Teaching Hospital,Peshawar, Pakistan

3. Mufti Baleegh Ur Raheem Mahmood: Department of Nephrology, Khyber Teaching Hospital,Peshawar, Pakistan

4. Rahmat Ali Khan: Department of Nephrology, Khyber Teaching Hospital,Peshawar, Pakistan

5. Tariq Ikram: Department of Nephrology, Khyber Teaching Hospital,Peshawar, Pakistan

Abstract:

Objective: To determine the frequency of infective complication associated with Arteriovenous fistula in patients with chronic kidney disease. Material and Methods: This study was conducted at department of Nephrology, Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar. Study design was cross-sectional study (Descriptive) which was conducted for the period of 6 months (January 2014 till June 2014).One hundred and fifty six (156) patients were studied, using 9% proportion of infection with 95% conifdence interval and 4.5% margin of error under WHO software for sample size determination. Moreover consecutive (non-probability sampling technique) was used for sample collection.

Page(s): 224-227

DOI: DOI not available

Published: Journal: Journal of Medical Science, Volume: 24, Issue: 4, Year: 2016

Keywords:

Glomerular Filtration Rate GFR , Arteriovenous fistula AVF , Chronic kidney disease CKD Hemodialysis HD

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