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15 December 2020: Clinical Research

Computed Tomography (CT)-Navigated Translumbar Hemodialysis Catheters: A 10-Year Single-Center Experience

Tomas Jonszta 12ABDEF* , Daniel Czerny 12B , Vaclav Prochazka 12ABD , Adela Vrtkova 3CE , Vendelin Chovanec 45ADE , Antonin Krajina 45ADE

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.927723

Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e927723

Table 1 Patients’ characteristics and comorbidities.

MED (IQR)* or n (%)P#
Translumbar cathetersJugular vein catheters
n=37**n=196**
Age (years)64.0 (58.0–70.0)68.5 (57.0–75.2)0.408
Body mass index26.4 (23.3–29.7)27.4 (24.1–32.7)0.185
Sex (Female)20 (54.1)83 (42.3)0.257
Diabetes mellitus19 (51.4)89 (46.1)0.686
Hypertension30 (81.1)159 (82.0)>0.999
Ischemic heart disease21 (56.8)110 (56.7)>0.999
Lower extremities ischemia12 (32.4)41 (22.7)0.292
Death23 (62.2)53 (27.2)
* The median with the interquartile range (IQR);
** the number is related to the number of patients;
# value of the Mann-Whitney test or test for the homogeneity of binomial proportions.

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