title: Paediatric access care in Europe: results of the Paediatric Access Care (PAC) project.
abstract: Part two of the Paediatric Access Care (PAC) project, a research project of EDTNA/ERCA, investigated PAC in HD and PD patients including the policy for the creation and maintenance of access, and the registration of access related complications that occurred during the registration year of 2004. Data were collected from 39 centres of 13 European countries and included 379 paediatric patients. Fatal complications, resulting in terminating the use of the access, were noted in 59 HD and 22 PD patients. Paediatric access care varied considerably between European centres and in many areas consensus or best practice evidence is still lacking. There is a need for recommendations for the paediatric renal nurse, handling access care in the paediatric renal population.
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Renal Unit, University Hospital of Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Demol
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Knoll
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elseviers
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harrington
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: De Vos
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zampieron
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ormandy
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kafkia
mesh_terms: D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002648:Child; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D017053:Infection Control / Q000458:organization & administration; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D009398:Nephrology / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D016134:Organizational Policy; D018579:Patient Selection; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018962:Phlebotomy; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000401:mortality / Q000451:nursing; D017592:Skin Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data