The journal of vascular access
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Comparative Study Observational Study
Outcomes of a nephrologist-driven tunnelled dialysis catheter insertion service in South East Asia.
Tunnelled dialysis catheters (TDCs) are being increasingly inserted by nephrologists globally but there is limited experience and paucity of published outcomes data from South-East Asia (SEA). This study was conducted to analyse the outcomes of TDC insertion by nephrologists from a single centre in SEA. ⋯ This is one of the first reports of TDC insertion by nephrologists from SEA. Our outcomes compare favourably with those reported in the literature.