Why the study?
Does subclavian catheter-related infection increase the risk of late subclavian vein stenosis in chronic haemodialysis patients?
Population
54 chronic haemodialysis patients from a single center with 80 subclavian catheterizations
Comparison
Subclavian catheter-related infection vs 14 contemporaneous matched catheters electively…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
> 6 months after catheter removal
Authors
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Prior catheter infection was associated with subclavian stenosis; leaves open causality and need for prospective trials in hemodialysis.
Does subclavian catheter-related infection increase the risk of late subclavian vein stenosis in chronic haemodialysis patients?
Subclavian catheter-related infection is a major risk factor for the late development of subclavian vein stenosis in hemodialysis patients.
Hernández et al. (1993) studied this question.
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