5 Vascular did not meet the national prevalent vascular access standard. The marked variation in use of access for arteriovenous grafts persisted in 2014, with the proportion of patients haemodialysis having dialysis through an AV graft was 0% at Starship, Hawkes Bay and Canterbury, and 13.3% and 11.4% at Waikato and Southern. Prevalent vascular access Central venous catheter use remains In 2014, 80.6% of prevalent high with a national average of 23.1%. haemodialysis patients were dialyzing These were predominantly tunnelled with permanent vascular access central venous catheters for all DHBs. (either an arteriovenous fistula or The central venous catheter rate (Figure 13). This is above the ranged from 10.0% at Southern to national standard of 70%. 39.3% at Taranaki. Data were missing Starship, Counties Manukau, Hawkes for 2.5% of patients. Bay, Mid Central, and Taranaki DHBs
5 Vascular access for haemodialysis Prevalent vascular access In 2014, 80.6% of prevalent haemodialysis patients were dialyzing with permanent vascular access (either an arteriovenous fistula or (Figure 13). This is above the national standard of 70%. Starship, Counties Manukau, Hawkes Bay, Mid Central, and Taranaki DHBs did not meet the national prevalent vascular access standard. The marked variation in use of arteriovenous grafts persisted in 2014, with the proportion of patients having dialysis through an AV graft was 0% at Starship, Hawkes Bay and Canterbury, and 13.3% and 11.4% at Waikato and Southern. Central venous catheter use remains high with a national average of 23.1%. These were predominantly tunnelled central venous catheters for all DHBs. The central venous catheter rate ranged from 10.0% at Southern to 39.3% at Taranaki. Data were missing for 2.5% of patients.
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