Table 2.
Suggested clinical benefits of the Claria sharesource system: PD nurse perspective
| a. Nurse perception | |
|---|---|
| Physicians know less about CSS compared to nurses | 73% (n = 11) |
| Physicians use CSS-derived data during their clinical visits | 33% (n = 5) |
| If the physician is more involved/dominant in the system, the benefit will increase | 60% (n = 9) |
| It should be mandatory to enter BW and BP during connection, to evaluate the volume status better | 20% (n = 3) |
| Every morning, I review only in patients, new patients, and troubled patients | 40% (n = 6) |
| I review all patient data every morning | 47% (n = 7) |
| b. Clinical benefits of the system observed by nurses | |
| It increases the adherence of the patient to PD treatment by giving a more equal role to the patient and physician/nurse in responsibility-sharing | 73% (n = 11) |
| There are no differences in PD treatment adherence between patients switched to CSS and those who started with CSS at the beginning of APD | 40% (n = 6) |
| Documentation of non-adherence with PD treatment (early termination of dialysis, not waiting for drainage time, by-passes, etc.) forces the patient to perform it as prescribed | 80% (n = 12) |
| Prolongs the stay of the patient on PD | 53% (n = 8) |
| Helps reach target BW and effective BP control | 60% (n = 9) |
| Helps distinguish conditions causing low drainage volume such as constipation and catheter tip migration from UF deficiency | 47% (n = 7) |
| This system is a good training tool for the patient (fluid balance, dialysis treatment, etc.) | 53% (n = 8) |
| Adherence to medications related to CKD complications is better in patients on CSS | 27% (n = 4) |