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

Status: Getting worse

  Getting worse

Most Recent Data:
22.5 percent (2021)

Target:
10.0 percent 

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 

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Hemodialysis patients using catheters as only access mode, 2016-2021 
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Total
16.7
CI 16.6 / 16.9
SE 0.060
17.5
CI 17.3 / 17.6
SE 0.060
17.9
CI 17.8 / 18.1
SE 0.059
19.0
CI 18.9 / 19.1
SE 0.059
21.0
CI 20.9 / 21.1
SE 0.062
22.5
CI 22.3 / 22.6
SE 0.065