Central venous catheter-related complications in older haemodialysis patients: A multicentre observational cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Central venous catheters (CVC) remain a commonly used vascular access option in haemodialysis, despite guidelines advising to preferably use arteriovenous fistulae. Compared to younger patients, the risk-benefit ratio of CVC in older patients might be more beneficial, but previous studies mainly focussed on catheter-related bacteraemia and/or assessed tunnelled CVC (TCVC) only. This study's aim was to compare all catheter-related infections and malfunctions in older patients with younger patients using all CVC subtypes.

Materials and methods

We used data from DUCATHO, a multicentre observational cohort study in The Netherlands. All adult patients in whom a CVC was placed for haemodialysis between 2012 and 2016 were included. The primary endpoint was the occurrence

SUBMITTER: van Oevelen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10714686 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature