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BAEZ LOPEZ, Yusnelky et al. Clinical features related to temporal and indwelling venous central catheters for hemodialysis. Rev Cub Med Mil [online]. 2011, vol.40, n.2, pp. 104-113. ISSN 0138-6557.

Introduction: the use of catheters has been increased, taking into account that hemodialysis requires of permanent or temporal vascular access. Objective: to describe the clinical features related to the use of central venous, temporary and indwelling catheters for hemodialysis. Methods: a retrospective, descriptive and observational study was conducted in the Service of Nephrology of the "Abel Santamaría Cuadrado" Teaching General Hospital. Medical records were reviewed to register the following elements: site of catheter placement, type, route of access used, immediate and late complications after its placement and related reasons. An analysis of frequency distribution was made for qualitative variables. Survival mean of catheters (useful life) was estimated. Results: a total of 90 catheters were inserted most of them of temporal type (97.8 %) and indwelling only a 2.2 %. The more used was the right jugular approach route (38.9 %). The more frequent and immediate complication was the multiple puncture in the 15.8 % and within the late ones, the catheter's dysfunction in the 36.8 % of patients, related to infections the more predominant was that of device outlet site (23.7 %). The cause leading to placement of catheter in the 26.7 % of patients was a terminal chronic renal insufficiency without previous access. Conclusions: the temporal catheter placed in the right jugular vein remains the election route in patients came lately to nephrologists and to Emergence Service with a great risk of multi-punctures and infection in the outlet orifice among its complications.

Palabras clave : temporal and indwelling catheters; immediate complications; hemodialysis.

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