Table 2 The incidences of dialysis events, other problems and outcomes in HD patientsa.

From: Surveillance of Dialysis Events: one-year experience at 33 outpatient hemodialysis centers in China

Vascular access type

Patient months

Dialysis events

 

Other infectionsb

Hospitali-zationc

Deathc

IV antimicrobial start

BSI

LASI

ARB

VAI

Totald

Oral antimicrobial start

Pneumonia

Other LRTI

URTI

UTI

Others

Total

Fistula

38,824

325 (0.84)

17 (0.04)

39 (0.10)

7 (0.02)

46 (0.12)

381 (0.98)

260 (0.67)

206 (0.53)

32 (0.08)

172 (0.44)

25 (0.06)

64 (0.16)

499 (1.29)

227, 66.76%

6, 1.76%

Graft

548

5 (0.91)

0

0

0

0

5 (0.91)

0

4 (0.73)

0

0

0

3 (0.55)

7 (1.28)

1, 20%

0

Tunneled CLe

8,272

152 (1.84)

35 (0.42)

40 (0.48)

15 (0.18)

55 (0.66)

227 (2.74)

73 (0.88)

60 (0.73)

16 (0.19)

32 (0.39)

7 (0.08)

36 (0.44)

151 (1.83)

115, 55.56%

4, 1.93%

Non-tunneled CLe

4,662

105 (2.25)

22 (0.47)

30 (0.64)

16 (0.34)

46 (0.99)

157 (3.37)

4 (0.09)

38 (0.82)

13 (0.28)

5 (0.11)

5 (0.11)

12 (0.26)

73 (1.57)

79, 68.10%

2, 1.72%

Other

374

2 (0.53)

0

1 (0.27)

0

1 (0.27)

3 (0.80)

3 (0.80)

3 (0.80)

0

5 (1.34)

1 (0.27)

1 (0.27)

10 (2.67)

3, 100%

0

Total

52,680

589 (1.12)

74 (0.14)

110 (0.21)

38 (0.07)

148 (0.28)

773 (1.47)

340 (0.65)

311 (0.59)

61 (0.12)

214 (0.41)

38 (0.07)

116 (0.22)

740 (1.40)

425, 63.34%

12, 1.79%

  1. aThe figures in brackets are incidences (per 100 patient-months).
  2. bURTI, upper respiratory tract infection; LRTI, lower respiratory tract infection; UTI, urinary tract infection.
  3. cHospitalization and death were calculated for those with dialysis events.
  4. dTotal, the total number of IV antimicrobial start, BSI and LASI.
  5. eCL, central line.