Table 1.

Baseline patient characteristics

Number of patients	94
Number of treatments	309
Treatments per patient (median; IQR1; Range)	2 (IQR 1–4; 1–20)
Age (years)	67 ± 14
Men/Women (N;%)	59 (62.8%)/35 (37.2%)
Vascular access (N;%)
Temporary double lumen central venous catheter	84 (89.4%)
Tunnelled double lumen central venous catheter	5 (5.3%)
AV fistula	5 (5.3%)
APACHE II score (for ICU admission)	27.1 ± 10.8

¹IQR: Inter Quartile Range.