Efficacy and Safety of Bedside Removal of Tunnelled Hemodialysis Catheter by Noninterventional Nephrologists among Adult Patients in the King Abdulaziz University Hospital Hemodialysis Centre in Jeddah: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Table 2

Relationship between the site of tunnelled hemodialysis catheter (TDC) removal, TDC procedural place, reasons for removal, and complications associated with TDC removal with the type of healthcare provider performing the procedure.

Variables	TDC removal			χ^2	value
	Interventional radiologist/nephrologist no. (%); 13 (24.5%)	Noninterventional nephrologist no. (%); 34 (64.2%)	Surgeon no. (%); 6 (11.3%)
Location of TDC removed
Left femoral vein	0 (0.0)	2 (100)	0 (0.0)	3.46	0.748
Left internal jugular vein	1 (12.5)	6 (75)	1 (12.5)
Right femoral vein	0 (0.0)	2 (100)	0 (0.0)
Right internal jugular vein	12 (29.3)	24 (58.5)	5 (12.2)
Place of TDC removal
Inpatient	13 (28.9)	26 (57.8)	6 (13.3)	5.26	0.072
Outpatient	0 (0.0)	8 (100)	0 (0.0)
Indication for TDC removal
Exit site infection	0 (0.0)	1 (100)	0 (0.0)
Catheter malfunction	1 (20%)	3 (60%)	1 (20%)
Bacteremia	0 (0.0)	1 (100)	0 (0.0)	4.42	0.810
Clinical concerns for infection	6 (33.3%)	10 (55.6%)	2 (11.1%)
Sepsis	4 (25%)	9 (56.3%)	3 (18.8%)
TDC “no longer needed” (renal recovery or access maturation)	2 (16.7%)	10 (83.3%)	0 (0.0)
Complication of TDC removal
Bleeding	0 (0.0)	1 (100)	0 (0.0)
Hospitalization related to catheter removal	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (100)	8.51	0.074
None	13 (25.5)	33 (64.7)	5 (9.8)

TDC: tunnelled hemodialysis catheter.