Challenging, Safe, and Effective Use of External Iliac Vein for Insertion of Tunneled Cuffed Hemodialysis Catheters: A Single-Center Prospective Study

Table 3

Complications of catheters.

Complications of catheters	All patients (n = 80)
Bleeding, No (%)	5 (6.25%)
Catheter thrombus formation, No (%)	9 (11.25%)
Fibrin sheath formation, No (%)	10 (12.5%)
Catheter-related infection, No (%)	25 (31.25%)
(i) Exit site infection, No (%)	10 (12.5%)
(ii) Tunnel infection, No (%)	5 (6.25%)
(iii) Endocarditis, No (%)	3 (3.75%)
(iv) Septic shock, No (%)	7 (8.75%)