Research Article
Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections and Catheter Colonization among Haemodialysis Patients: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes
Table 2
Clinical characteristics and blood parameters of CRBSI and CC groups.
| | Clinical manifestations and blood parameters at presentation | CRBSI (n = 82) | CC (n = 93) |
| | Fever (n, %) | 79 (96%) | 88 (95%) | | Intradialytic hypotension (n, %) | 13 (16%) | 9 (10%) | | Chills and rigours (n, %) | 69 (84%) | 70 (75%) | | Pain at catheter site (n, %) | 5 (6%) | 3 (3%) | | Pus discharge (n, %) | 6 (7%) | 8 (9%) | | SBP (mmHg) (mean, SD) | 141 ± 32 | 145 ± 29 | | DBP (mmHg) (mean, SD) | 7 ± 17 | 72 ± 16 | | MAP (mean, SD) | 94 ± 20 | 96 ± 19 |
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SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; MAP: mean arterial pressure; SD: standard deviation; IQR: interquartile range. Significance value: . |
