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Original Article
Mortality risk associated with permanent central venous catheter use in the oldest-old population: a nationwide cohort study
Joo Un Park, Chang Min Park, Do Hyoung Kim, Hyangkyoung Kim, Byung Ha Chung, Hyung Seok Lee, Sang Jun Park, Min-ho Kim, Hoon Suk Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2026;41(5):914-926. Published online September 1, 2026
Background/Aims: Owing to aging-related factors, arteriovenous access (AV) is difficult to establish in older patients; central venous catheter (CVC) access is used instead. However, evidence on long-term outcomes of permanent vascular access types in the oldest-old adults (≥ 80 yr) is lacking. We..
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