Chinese ICU Nurse Practices for Temporary Hemodialysis Catheter Removal

A 2026 multicenter cross-sectional survey of 704 ICU nurses across 32 provincial-level regions in China. The study investigates current practices and evaluation factors for removing temporary hemodialysis catheters after continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). Data was collected via questionnaire and analyzed using chi-square tests.

Use Cases

• Analyzing regional and professional characteristic differences in catheter management practices based on survey responses.
• Identifying primary reasons for catheter retention after CRRT cessation, such as patient bleeding risk.
• Evaluating the role of clinical experience versus formal training in removal decision-making.
• Studying the division of responsibility between nurses and physicians for catheter removal procedures.

Strengths

• Survey includes 704 ICU nurses from a broad geographic scope covering 32 provincial-level regions in China.
• Results provide specific percentages for key findings, such as 65.77% of removal decisions being made by physicians.
• Data collection method (multicenter cross-sectional questionnaire) is clearly described.

Limitations

• Dataset is small (25.3 KB), suggesting limited scope or summary-level data.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for detailed statistical modeling.

Provenance

Source

Author Yanting Zhang, published on figshare.

Collection Method

Multicenter cross-sectional questionnaire survey.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-03 05:40:09; freshness should be verified.

Geography

China (30 provinces, 32 provincial-level regions).