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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients receiving VA placement (n = 435)

From: Factors associated with early failure of vascular access in acute-phase patients

Parameter

Age (years)

67.4 ± 14.7

Male/female

275/160

Diabetes (%)

46.0

Hypertension (%)

67.6

Atrial fibrillation (%)

9.2

Primary cause of admission

 Exacerbation of renal failure (%)

63.0

 Heart disease (%)

14.0

 Heart failure (%)

10.6

 Coronary artery disease (%)

2.3

 Infectious disease (%)

6.9

 Malignancy (%)

3.4

 Cephalopathy (%)

2.8

 Cerebral infarction (%)

0.7

 Intracranial hemorrhage (%)

0.9

 Peripheral artery disease (%)

0.7

 Aortic disease (%)

0.9

 Others (%)

8.3

 AVF (%)

76.1

 Early failure (%)

12.2

  1. VA vascular access, AVF arteriovenous fistula