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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of hemodialysis patients presenting to the ED with fever

From: Rate of bacteremia in the hemodialysis patient presenting to the emergency department with fever: a retrospective chart review

 

n

(%)

Total

353

100.0

Sex (F)

214

60.6

Age

54.6

12.7

Race

 Chamorro

236

66.9

 Carolinian

25

7.1

 Filipino

34

9.6

 Pohnapean

10

2.8

 Palauan

17

4.8

 Chuukese

29

8.2

 Taiwanese

2

0.6

Disposition

 Admit

238

67.4

 Discharge

110

31.2

 AMAa

5

1.4

Access

 Cath

153

43.3

 AVF

138

39.1

 AVG

62

17.6

Risk Factors

 HTN

325

92.1

 DM

279

79.0

 CAD

214

60.6

Source of Fever

 Pulmonary

91

25.8

 Urine

63

17.8

 HD catheter

61

17.3

 SSTb

59

16.7

 Viral

38

10.8

 FUO

33

9.3

 Abdomen

4

1.1

 Bone

4

1.1

  1. aLeft against medical advice
  2. bSkin and soft tissue infection