Table 5: Causes of hospitalizations.
|
Causes of hospitalizations |
Previous 2 years |
After 2 years |
||
|
n |
% |
n |
% |
|
|
Vascular access |
1 |
1.3 |
10 |
20.4 |
|
Non-vascular access infections |
13 |
17.1 |
20 |
40.58 |
|
Renal disease |
34 |
44.7 |
0 |
0.0 |
|
Cardiovascular disease |
16 |
21.1 |
5 |
10.2 |
|
Cerebrovascular disease |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
2.0 |
|
Surgery or trauma* |
9 |
11.8 |
8 |
16.3 |
|
Miscellaneous** |
3 |
3.9 |
5 |
10.2 |
|
Total |
76 |
100.0 |
49 |
100.0 |
*Surgical admissions excluded those for HD access issues; **Miscellaneous included those admissions for psychiatric, metabolic, gastrointestinal (no surgical causes) diseases, and others.