However, a separate analysis of the right and left jugular catheters showed a trend toward more dysfunction with femoral than with right jugular catheters, but significantly more dysfunction with left jugular compared to femoral catheters. 663 Another point to consider is that any patient who has the option of undergoing a kidney transplantation should not have a femoral catheter placed to avoid stenosis of the iliac vein, to which the transplanted kidney's vein is anatomized. 640 The presence of a femoral catheter also reduces the patient's mobilization, especially when the RRT is continuous.
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