Bacteremia and Mortality among Patients with Nontunneled and Tunneled Catheters for Hemodialysis
Introduction. Central venous catheters for hemodialysis (HD) can be nontunneled catheters (NTC) or tunneled catheters (TC). Bacteremia and dysfunction are complications that can impact morbidity and mortality. We decided to compare the rates of bacteremia and dysfunction between NTC and TC and patie...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2024-01-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Nephrology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/3292667 |