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Vascular access complications account for
16-25% of hospitalizations*
Why is catheter
reduction important?
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* Type of vascular access and mortality in US hemodialysis patients. Dhingra RK, Young EW, et al. Kidney Intl. 2001.
Oct; 60(4): 1443-51.
** USRDS 2010 report, data for 2008
Annual Cost Per Patient**
Fistula
$59,792
Graft
$73,081
Catheter
$79,890