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Table 2 Proportions of AVG patients with a tunneled permanent catheter and their postoperative course

From: The use of a tunneled permanent catheter as temporary vascular access in arteriovenous graft patients for long-term patency

No

Graft

Patient demography

Postoperative course

Age

Sex

Cause of renal failure

Catheter

First cannulation

Catheter removal

Complications

Follow up

1

Propaten

49

M

IgA nephropathy

Bio-Flex Tesio

36 days

44 days

–

956 days

2

Thoratec (Vectra)

80

F

Unknown

Split Stream

21 days

28 days

Stenosis (PTA)

778 days

3

Advanta

37

M

Purpura nephritis

Split Stream

57 days

58 days

Seroma

592 days

4

Advanta

74

F

Nephrosclerosis

Split Stream

94 days

105 days

Stenosis (PTA)

564 days

  1. PTA percutaneous transluminal angioplasty