Catheterization of the femoral vein for chronic hemodialysis.
Over the last ten years (1976-1986), 3,041 hemodialyses have been performed with 6,082 femoral vein catheterization in 336 patients with chronic renal failure. In the 3,041 hemodialyses, severe hematoma (0.29%), superficial hematoma (5.55%), and retroperitoneal hematoma (0.06%) have been observed. In 29 patients whose hemodialyses have been performed successively with femoral vein catheterization over a period of three to twelve months, subcutaneous fibrosis was observed in 24 and femoral vein regional narrowing was seen in 2.
Department of Nephrology and Dialysis, Uludag University, Medical School, Bursa, Turkey.
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D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000009:adverse effects; D005268:Femoral Vein; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D013997:Time Factors