2023 Volume 3 Issue 2 Pages 86-93
We believe that if TCC becomes an option for vascular access (VA) in HHD, the number of HHD patients can be expected to increase. We have been examining problems and solutions for popularizing HHD.
So far, we have made the patient selection criteria transparent, created a TCC management manual, and started sharing it with medical facilities and with medical staff and patients. We propose a TCC as an option from the time of HHD introduction. We have experience with several patients who have selected TCC as VA and started HHD, and we feel its usefulness.
A major problem with TCC is the possibility of infection. This time, we evaluated the infection status of TCC-HHD cases in our clinic and implemented infection control measures. We believe that TCCHHD can be safely performed by devising and making efforts to prevent infection, and by taking appropriate measures at an early stage in the event of infection.
