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Table 3 Need for catheter line reversal due mild malfunction of catheter during hemodialysis in cancer patients with AKI in the ICU

From: Analysis of complications related to dialysis catheters in cancer patients

Clinical parameters

No reversal

With reversal

 
 

n

%

n

%

p

Metastasis

3

9.09

10

31.3

0.046*

Comorbidities

 SAH

22

84.6

4

15.4

0.330

 DM

12

92.3

1

7.70

0.176

 CHF

6

60.0

4

44.4

0.066

 CKD

12

85.7

2

14.3

0.465

 AMI/Coronary insufficiency

3

42.8

4

57.1

0.014*

 Stroke

3

100

0

0.00

0.454

Treatment performed

 Surgery

32

74.4

11

26.2

0.308

 Radiotherapy

7

70.0

3

30.0

0.521

 Chemotherapy

14

73.6

5

27.8

0.425

 Use of diuretics

2

40.0

3

75.0

0.007*

Clinical complications

 Sepsis

19

95.0

1

5

0.030*

 Respiratory insufficiency

13

86.6

2

14.3

0.465

 Delirium

1

50.0

1

50.0

0.314

 MV

30

78.9

8

21.1

0.949

Dialysis mode

 Conventional HD

29

70.7

12

29.3

0.030*

 SLED

27

72.9

10

27.0

0.176

 Continuous HD

9

75.0

3

25.0

0.728

Clinical progression

 ICU death

25

86.2

4

13.8

0.172

 Renal function recovery

19

79.1

5

20.8

0.925

 ICU discharge

23

71.8

9

28.1

0.158

 Palliative care

15

75.0

5

26.3

0.521

  1. AKI acute kidney injury, AMI acute myocardial infarction, CHF congestive heart failure, CKD chronic kidney disease, DM diabetes mellitus, ECOG Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, HD hemodialysis, SAH systemic arterial hypertension, SLED sustained low-efficiency dialysis, MV mechanical ventilation. * p < 0.05