Efficacy and Safety of Bedside Removal of Tunnelled Hemodialysis Catheter by Noninterventional Nephrologists among Adult Patients in the King Abdulaziz University Hospital Hemodialysis Centre in Jeddah: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Abstract:This study aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of bedside removal of tunnelled hemodialysis catheter (TDC) by noninterventional nephrologists among adult patients. It is a retrospective study that involved 53 patients from March 2020 to February 2022 at the King Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAUH) Hemodialysis Centre in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Of the 53 participants, 60.4% were male and 40.6% female, and their mean age was 50.94 ± 18.89 years. The most common comorbidities were hypertension (HTN) in 47 (88.… Show more
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