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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Reduce the proportion of adult dialysis patients who rely on catheters for dialysis — CKD‑08

Status: Getting worse

  
Getting worse
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Most Recent Data:
22.5 percent (2021)

Target:
10.0 percent 1

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

Baseline:
16.7 percent of end-stage kidney patients aged 18 years and over used a catheter as the only mode of vascular access in 2016 2

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Reduce the proportion of adult hemodialysis patients who use catheters as the only mode of vascular access

Target-Setting Method
Percentage point improvement

Data Source:  United States Renal Data System (USRDS), NIH/NIDDK

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Summary

For patients to get hemodialysis, health care providers need direct access to their bloodstream — or vascular access. Infections are a leading cause of death in hemodialysis patients. Catheter use is associated with a higher risk of infections than other types of vascular access — and worse health outcomes overall. Interventions to decrease catheter use in dialysis patients are important for reducing infections and improving health outcomes.

Topic:  Chronic Kidney Disease

Workgroup: Chronic Kidney Disease Workgroup

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1. Target has been revised. See Data Methodology and Measurement for more information.

2. Baseline has been revised. See Data Methodology and Measurement for more information.