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Association of diabetes, education level, and care dependency with use of temporary vascular access in patients with chronic kidney disease
Author(s) -
Chen HungChih,
Lai MengJie,
Wu WanChen,
Lee ChiYu,
Lin HsuanJen,
Lin ChungChih,
Chang ChizTzung,
Wang Charles C. N.,
Chou CheYi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
seminars in dialysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1525-139X
pISSN - 0894-0959
DOI - 10.1111/sdi.12930
Subject(s) - medicine , kidney disease , dialysis , hazard ratio , hemodialysis , peritoneal dialysis , proportional hazards model , diabetes mellitus , renal replacement therapy , confidence interval , intensive care medicine , endocrinology
Objective Temporary vascular access (TVA) is frequently used during the first dialysis in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), and it is associated with an increased risk of infection, central vein stenosis, and mortality. Here, factors associated with TVA in patients with CKD were explored. Methods This study included patients in a single‐center CKD care program who initiated long‐term renal replacement therapy. The primary outcome was TVA use at first dialysis. Factors possibly associated with TVA use were analyzed using Cox regression. Results Temporary vascular access was used in 53.2% of the patients at first dialysis. In total, 73.2% ( n = 865) and 26.8% ( n = 317) of the patients were on hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis, respectively. Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that TVA use in patients with CKD was associated with diabetes (hazard ratio [HR] 1.52, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.28‐1.81, p < 0.001), lower albumin (HR 0.82, 95% CI 0.75‐0.91, p < 0.001), lower education level (HR 0.75, 95% CI 0.56‐1.00, p = 0.055), and total care dependency (HR 1.92, CI 1.44‐3.43, p = 0.003). Conclusion Diabetes, education level, and care dependency are associated with TVA at dialysis initiation in patients with CKD.