Table 3

Complications within 30 days after catheter implantation

ComplicationsUSPD
(n=309)
USHD
(n=233)
P value
Dialysis-related complications, n (%)14 (4.5)25 (10.7)0.031
Infectious complications, n (%)4 (1.2)9 (3.8)0.014
Non-infectious complications, n (%)9 (2.9)13 (5.5)0.395
Complications requiring recatheterisation, n (%)5 (1.6)22 (9.4)<0.001
Bacteraemia, n (%)4 (1.2)13 (5.5)0.006
  • USHD, urgent-start haemodialysis; USPD, urgent-start peritoneal dialysis.