Objective To explore the application of central venous catheter(CVT) in hemodialysis.Methods The clinical data of 2 206 cases of CVT patients were analyzed retrospectively,and the catheter puncture site,the catheter indwelling time,4 weeks of blood flow rate and the incidence of catheter related infections,and so on were observed.Results Internal jugular vein in 2 033 cases,the femoral vein in 173 cases.Internal jugular vein indwelling catheter time was (40.6 ±32.7) d,the femoral vein catheter indwelling time was (22.4 ± 16.3) d,and the difference was statistically significant (P＜ 0.05).Blood flow patency rate in four weeks was of 96.4％ (1 959/2 033) indwelling catheter in internal jugular vein,which was significantly higher than that of the femoral vein in 83.2％ (144/173),and the difference was statistically significant (P ＜ 0.05).Femoral vein catheter related infection rate was 11.0％ (19/173),significantly higher than that of internal jugular vein in 3.6％ (73/2 033),the difference was statistically significant (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Application of CVT for hemodialysis is convenient and reliable,with low infection rate,fewer complications,operation technology level is the key to success.