title: Portable phones in hemodialysis units: are we interfering?
abstract: Are portable and/or cell phones too risky to use in hemodialysis units? How can electromagnetic interference affect the equipment? Is there a real concern for health care workers and patients? This article offers answers to the above questions as well as reviews the different recommendations and guidelines from the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in order to formalize recommendations and help us make a decision.
authors.affiliation: Nephrology Program, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario. gigrenier@ottawahospital.on.ca
authors.forename: Gil
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Grenier
mesh_terms: D040421:Cell Phone; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D004869:Equipment Safety; D006801:Humans; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017751:Safety Management