A descriptive survey of renal unit practitioners' knowledge, attitude and practice relative to use and effects of unfractionated heparin in selected adult chronic haemodialysis centres in the Cape Town metropole

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dc.contributor.advisorKyriacos, Unaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorOckhuis, Debraen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-15T10:06:35Z
dc.date.available2015-09-15T10:06:35Z
dc.date.issued2014en_ZA
dc.description.abstractBackground: Chronic haemodialysis treatment of 3-4 hours' duration two or three times a week is the most common renal replacement therapy for adult patients diagnosed with stage 5 end-stage kidney failure. During the procedure 200-250 ml/minute of the patient's blood volume is extracorporeal and patency of the circuit is maintained by an anticoagulant, for example, unfractionated heparin (UFH). Incorrect dosage or time of administration of UFH can have serious adverse effects if not fatal consequences for patients. It is important to perform base-line clotting studies before the initial administration and subsequent doses of UFH. There is a paucity of published information on renal unit practitioners' knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) concerning the administration of UFH globally and no published South African studies were located. Aim: To describe renal unit practitioners' self-reported KAP regarding use and effects of UFH in purposively selected adult chronic haemodialysis centres in the Cape Town Metropole. Secondly, to determine whether there is an association between KAP regarding the use and effects of unfractionated heparin and selected variables (category of renal unit practitioner, years of experience, duration of orientation to the adult chronic haemodialysis unit and in-service education on the pharmacology of UFH).en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationOckhuis, D. (2014). <i>A descriptive survey of renal unit practitioners' knowledge, attitude and practice relative to use and effects of unfractionated heparin in selected adult chronic haemodialysis centres in the Cape Town metropole</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of Nursing and Midwifery. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13924en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationOckhuis, Debra. <i>"A descriptive survey of renal unit practitioners' knowledge, attitude and practice relative to use and effects of unfractionated heparin in selected adult chronic haemodialysis centres in the Cape Town metropole."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of Nursing and Midwifery, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13924en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationOckhuis, D. 2014. A descriptive survey of renal unit practitioners' knowledge, attitude and practice relative to use and effects of unfractionated heparin in selected adult chronic haemodialysis centres in the Cape Town metropole. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Ockhuis, Debra AB - Background: Chronic haemodialysis treatment of 3-4 hours' duration two or three times a week is the most common renal replacement therapy for adult patients diagnosed with stage 5 end-stage kidney failure. During the procedure 200-250 ml/minute of the patient's blood volume is extracorporeal and patency of the circuit is maintained by an anticoagulant, for example, unfractionated heparin (UFH). Incorrect dosage or time of administration of UFH can have serious adverse effects if not fatal consequences for patients. It is important to perform base-line clotting studies before the initial administration and subsequent doses of UFH. There is a paucity of published information on renal unit practitioners' knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) concerning the administration of UFH globally and no published South African studies were located. Aim: To describe renal unit practitioners' self-reported KAP regarding use and effects of UFH in purposively selected adult chronic haemodialysis centres in the Cape Town Metropole. Secondly, to determine whether there is an association between KAP regarding the use and effects of unfractionated heparin and selected variables (category of renal unit practitioner, years of experience, duration of orientation to the adult chronic haemodialysis unit and in-service education on the pharmacology of UFH). DA - 2014 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2014 T1 - A descriptive survey of renal unit practitioners' knowledge, attitude and practice relative to use and effects of unfractionated heparin in selected adult chronic haemodialysis centres in the Cape Town metropole TI - A descriptive survey of renal unit practitioners' knowledge, attitude and practice relative to use and effects of unfractionated heparin in selected adult chronic haemodialysis centres in the Cape Town metropole UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13924 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/13924
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationOckhuis D. A descriptive survey of renal unit practitioners' knowledge, attitude and practice relative to use and effects of unfractionated heparin in selected adult chronic haemodialysis centres in the Cape Town metropole. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of Nursing and Midwifery, 2014 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13924en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDivision of Nursing and Midwiferyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherNursingen_ZA
dc.titleA descriptive survey of renal unit practitioners' knowledge, attitude and practice relative to use and effects of unfractionated heparin in selected adult chronic haemodialysis centres in the Cape Town metropoleen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMSc (Nursing)en_ZA
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