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Table 3 According to the Ethology of Hospital Admission

From: Is central venous catheter in haemodialysis still the main factor of mortality after hospitalization?

Cause of Hospitalization

NT-CVC

T-CVC

AVF

Total

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

CRBSI

24 (51.1)

31 (77.5)

0 (0)

55 (53.4)

Uremic Syndrome

1 (2.1)

0 (0)

1 (6.3)

2 (1.9)

Fluid Overload

0 (0)

0 (0)

2 (12.5)

2 (1.9)

Infective Endocarditis

3 (6.4)

0 (0)

1 (6.3)

4 (3.9)

Vascular Access Dysfunction

1 (2.1)

3 (7.5)

1 (6.3)

5 (4.9)

Hematologic, Severe Anaemia

1 (2.1)

1 (2.5)

1 (6.3)

3 (2.9)

Infectious (Pneumonia*, Diabetic Foot, UTI)

7 (14.9)

3 (7.5)

2 (12.5)

12 (11.7)

Cardiovascular (AMI, CVD)

5 (10.6)

2 (5)

7 (43.8)

14 (13.6)

Gastrointestinal bleeding

5 (10.6)

0 (0)

1 (6.3)

6 (5.8)

General Ethology

47 (45.6)

40 (38.8)

16 (15.6)

103(100)

  1. Source: Direct (AVF: Autologous arteriovenous fistulas, T-CVC: tunneled catheters NT-CVC: non-tunneled catheters, CRBSI: Catheter-related bloodstream infections, AMI: acute myocardial infarction: CVD: cardiovascular disease, UTI: urinary tract infection). * Pneumonia cases are superimposed pulmonary infections unrelated to vascular access