Table 1 Characteristics of the patients (n = 949).
From: Surveillance of hemodialysis related infections: a prospective multicenter study
Demographics | |
Age (years), mean (range) | 59 (9–89) |
Male, n (%) | 536 (56.4) |
Years of HD, mean (range) | 6.7 (0–32) |
Addiction, n (%) | |
Cigarette | 129 (13.59) |
Alcohol | 15 (1.58) |
Drug | 2 (0.21) |
Comorbidity, n (%) | |
Hypertension | 556 (58.6) |
Diabetes mellitus | 290 (30.6) |
Coronary arterial disease | 148 (15.6) |
Asthma / Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 60 (6.3) |
Cerebrovascular disease | 22 (2.3) |
At least one co-morbidity | 741 (78.1) |
Immunization status, n (%) | |
Influenza vaccine | 306 (32.2) |
Pneumococcal vaccine | 55 (5.8) |
Received training for vascular access care, n (%) | |
Yes | 764 (80.5) |
No | 185 (19.5) |
Type of vascular access, n (%) | |
Tunneled catheter | 192 (19.01) |
Non-tunneled catheter | 234 (23.17) |
AV fistula | 577 (57.13) |
AV graft | 7 (0.69) |
Type of hospital where the catheter inserted, n (%) | |
Education and Research Hospital | 634 (62.8) |
University Hospital | 160 (15.8) |
State Hospital | 117 (11.6) |
Private Hospital | 99 (9.8) |
