Table 2 Variables related to hemodialysis treatment
Group 1 | Group 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
n = 32 | n = 61 | p | |
Length of hemodialysis treatment (mo) | 16 (4.5–0.5) | 11 (3.0–0.8) | 0.771 |
Type of current access | |||
AVF | 12 (37.5) | 15 (24.6) | 0.097 |
CVC (long duration) | 20 (62.5) | 42 (68.9) | |
CVC (short duration) | 0 (-) | 4 (6.6) | |
Location of current venous access | |||
Jugular vein | 17 (53.1) | 42 (68.9) | 0.308 |
Subclavian vein | 4 (12.5) | 4 (6.6) | |
Upper arm | 11 (34.4) | 15 (24.6) | |
Duration of current venous access | |||
1–30 d | 6 (18.8) | 15 (24.6) | 0.533 |
30–180 d | 9 (28.1) | 21 (34.4) | |
> 180 d | 17 (53.1) | 25 (41.0) | |
Previous venous access (6 mo) | 8 (25.0) | 23 (37.7) | 0.217 |
No. of previous accesses | 1.1 ± 0.38 | 1.2 ± 0.39 | 0.853 |