Table 4.
Complications related to VA in the pre-COVID and COVID period
| Complications | Pre-COVID period (n = 1083) | COVID period (n = 1343) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitalizations and rate of hospitalization (hospitalization/patient/year), n/N (%) |
928/1083 (0.85) |
930/1343 (0.69) |
0.152 |
| Hospitalizations related to vascular access | 98/1083 (0.0009) | 84/1343 (0.0007) | |
| Other hospitalizations | 830/1083 (0.76) | 846/1343 (0.62) | |
| Incidences during HD related to use of catheter/number of prevalent catheters, n/N (%) | |||
| Bloodstream infection | 26/372 (6.9) | 32/494 (6.4) | 0.683 |
| Extrusion | 5/372 (1.5) | 7/494 (1.4) | 0.458 |
| Disfunction | 16/372 (43) | 20/494 (40) | 0.254 |
| Catheter removal | 16/372 (4.3) | 30/494 (6) | 0.034 |
| Percentage of HD sessions with Kt > 45, n/N (%) | 116622/153404 (76) | 141789/190201 (74.5) | <0.001 |
| HD sessions with Kt > 45, n/N (%) | |||
| CVC | 33277/51041 (65.2) | 40563/65009 (62.4) | <0.001 |
| AVF | 15616/88924 (82.4) | 19970/110626 (81.9) | 0.004 |
| AVG | 3073/12450 (75.3) | 3711/13623 (72.8) | <0.001 |