Analysis of infection rates and duration of short and long-term hemodialysis catheters in a teaching hospital.
Seleno Glauber de Jesus SilvaJennifer Dos Santos OliveiraKarine Tobias França RamosLuciene Azevedo MoraisMelissa Andreia de Moraes SilvaArturo Eduardo KrupaRodolfo Souza CardosoPublished in: Jornal vascular brasileiro (2020)
The in-place duration of long-term catheters was significantly longer compared to short-term CVCH, but still below the values reported in the literature and without impact on overall survival. Low income was a factor associated with catheter infection.