1.Clinical effect of a novel hemodialysis catheter fixing belt
Qianyun ZHAO ; Deguang WANG ; Manzhen BAO ; Miao ZHANG ; Juan REN ; Xiaoling YU ; Qiyu LI ; Xiyao YANG
Journal of Clinical Medicine in Practice 2024;28(18):12-16
Objective To evaluate the application effect of a novel hemodialysis catheter fixing strap in clinical hemodialysis. Methods A total of 199 hemodialysis patients from the Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University between May and July 2023 were enrolled in this study. Employing the self-controlled study design, patients were initially fixed with conventional adhesive tape (fixation method A) for their dialysis tubing from May 20 to June 20, 2023. Subsequently, from June 21 to July 21, 2023, patients were transitioned to a novel hemodialysis catheter fixing belt (fixation method B) for the fixation of their dialysis tube. The incidence of puncture needle, central venous catheter displacement, the stability of fixation, and the satisfaction levels of nurses and patients were compared between the two fixation methods. Results The rate of puncture needle/central venous catheter displacement with method B was significantly lower than that with method A (