[Critical care nursing and continuous renal replacement techniques in the Madrid Community].
The continuous renal replacement techniques (CRRT) aim to substitute the altered renal function during a period of time, presenting advantages compared to conventional hemodialysis (CH). This study aims to determine the situation of the CRRT in the Intensive care units (ICU) of the Madrid Community (MC) using a survey distributed to nurses (n = 131) of 14 ICU. It evaluates four aspects of the CRRT: management model, knowledge, problems and degree of satisfaction. It identified four models, the most frequent is that in which ICU nurse and intensivist participate (60%). Self-evaluation of knowledge was fair in 55.7% of the cases and the mean of correct responses in an evaluation of 10 questions was 4.19 and 5.45 in those with previous courses. A total of 84.7% think that CRRT significantly increases the workloads and 62.6% believe that they should be done by the ICU nurses. The main problem is the lack of knowledge to resolve complications during the technique. We conclude that the ICU nursing can handle the CRRT, adapting the nurse/patient ratio; training programs should be established and the role of the teaching nurse defined in critical renal cares.
Molano Alvarez
Esteban
E
Traumatología y Emergenicas, Hospital 12 de Octubre. Madrid. Spain. ema21@wanadoo.es
Cornejo Bauer
Clara
C
García Hernández
Rosa
R
Rojo Cabello
Sonia
S
Cuenca Solanas
Manuela
M
García Fuentes
Carlos
C
D003422:Critical Care; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D017582:Renal Replacement Therapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing*; D013030:Spain; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014504:Urban Health