Incidência de complicações em cateter venoso central de longa permanência na hemodiálise

Abstract

Objectives: To estimate the incidence of complications in long-term central venous catheters in patients undergoing hemodialysis at a hospital in Passo Fundo - RS from 2020 to 2022. Methods: Quantitative retrospective cohort study, using medical record data from a tertiary hospital in northern Rio Grande do Sul, analyzing the main complications, clinical and sociodemographic characteristics, and associated comorbidities in patients using long-term central venous catheters undergoing dialysis therapy. Results: The study included 103 participants. As a sample is characterized by (60.2%) male, over the 6th decade of life (44.7%), declared white race (84.3%), served via the Unified Health System (SUS) (74.5%), carriers of Systemic Arterial Hypertension (SAH) (88.3%). The incidence of complications occurred in 57 patients. It is more common among women (61%), those over 80 years of age (64.3%), people declared to be mixed race (72.7%) and people with Diabetes Mellitus. Infection was the most frequent complication, occurring in (55.9%) of cases. Conclusion: The main complication in patients using long-term central venous catheters for hemodialysis was infection. Systemic arterial hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus were the main associated comorbidities.