Table 2 Complications and outcome of uncuffed and cuffed CVCs among the study group
Complications and outcome | Cuffed tunneled CVCs (N = 120) Frequency (%) | Uncuffed IJ CVCs (N = 69) Frequency (%) | Uncuffed TH CVCs (N = 39) Frequency (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CRB | 60 (50%) | 12 (17%) | 15 (38%) | 0.000052 |
Perforation | 16 (14%) | 3 (4.3%) | 8 (11%) | 0.033772 |
Thrombosis | 8 (5%) | 13 (18%) | 5 (13%) | 0.031264 |
AVF maturation | 20 (17%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0.000767 |
Transplantation | 16 (14%) | 9 (13%) | 5 (13%) | 0.996054 |