Fig 1.
Abbreviations: IJV, internal jugular vein; EJV, external jugular vein; VA, vascular access; TDCs, tunneled cuffed dialysis catheters.
Table 1.
Baseline demographic and clinical variables of the study patients.
Table 2.
Outcomes of study.
Fig 2.
Kaplan-Meier curve of cumulative catheter patency.
Patients with TDCs through left IJV (Blue, n = 28) were compared with those through right EJV (purple, n = 21). TDCs, tunneled cuffed dialysis catheters; IJV, internal jugular vein; EJV, external jugular vein.
Table 3.
Association of cumulative catheter patency with clinical parameters.
Fig 3.
Kaplan-Meier curve of primary catheter patency.
Patients with TDCs through left IJV (Blue, n = 28) were compared with those through right EJV (purple, n = 21). TDCs, tunneled cuffed dialysis catheters; IJV, internal jugular vein; EJV, external jugular vein.
Table 4.
Association of primary catheter patency with clinical parameters.