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Introduction: Patient safety in intensive care units with intermittent renal replacement therapy is influenced by different factors; including patient-related, human, and technical factors.
Objective: Identify risk factors and major incidences present in clinical practice affecting the patient safety on intermittent renal replacement therapy.
Material and Method: Descriptive and retrospective study of 413 sessions of intermittent renal replacement therapy. Demographic and clinical data, clinical and technical complications, monitor controls, corrective measures, and nurse-related risk factors were obtained using a dialysis expert questionnaire.
Results: Out of the 413 sessions, 52.1% were intermittent hemodialysis. Patients had a mean age of 65 years and 78.7% were male. 35.1% were admitted by septic shock. Incidences include error in modality assignment (33.2%), outdated protocols (30.5%) and vascular access dysfunction (15.7%). As clinical complications found 47.6% in intermittent hemodialysis and 41.2% had hypotension. Technical complications in 37.7% of sessions, with total or partial extracorporeal circuit coagulation (16.7%). As personnel related factors highlighted the lack of standardized training program (57.1%), personnel variability (81%), and not attending scheduled training (52.4%).
Conclusions: Patient safety with renal replacement therapy in intensive care units is a multifactorial process involving non-modifiable patient-related aspects, incidences during the procedure, and complications. Although no major adverse effects were produced in the patient’s clinical evolution, risk factors are considered potential and some of them predictable, controllable, and avoidable.
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Ulrich B, Kear T. Patient Safety Culture in Nephrology Nurse Practice Settings: Results by Primary Work Unit, Organizational Work Setting, and Primary Role. Nephrol Nurs J 2015;42(3):221-37. 1.
Arenas Jiménez MD, Ferre G, Álvarez-Ude F. Estrategias para aumentar la seguridad del paciente en hemodiálisis: Aplicación del sistema de análisis modal de fallos y efectos (sistema AMFE). Nefrología (Madr.) [Internet]. 2017 [consultado 12 Abr 2020]; 37(6): 608-21. Disponible en: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nefro.2017.04.007. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nefro.2017.04.007
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Rosa-diez G, Greloni G, Crucelegui M, Bedini-roca M, Heredia-martínez A, Coli ML, et al. Factores determinantes de una baja dosis de hemodiálisis establecida por dialisancia iónica en pacientes críticos con insuficiencia renal aguda. Rev Nefrol 2012;32(3):359-66.
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Kear T, Ulrich B. Patient Safety and Patient Safety Culture in Nephrology Nurse Practice Settings: Issues, Solutions, and Best Practices. Nephrol Nurs J 2015;42(2):113-22.