Creation, cannulation and survival of arteriovenous fistulae: Data from the Dialysis
Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study. Background An arteriovenous (AV) fistula is the …

Background Advantages of the arteriovenous fistula (AVF), including long patency and few
complications, were ascertained more than 2 decades ago and may not apply to the …

Rationale & Objective Optimizing vascular access use is crucial for long-term hemodialysis
patient care. Because vascular access use varies internationally, we examined international …

Results During this time frame, 317 AVFs were placed in 293 individual patients. The
primary failure rate was 37.1% after excluding patients not initiated on hemodialysis during …

Background Arteriovenous fistulae are the currently recommended gold standard vascular
access modality for haemodialysis because of their prolonged patency, improved durability …

The native arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is considered the best access for hemodialysis due to
its longer survival and lower complication rates as compared with other forms of vascular …

Autologous arteriovenous fistulas (AVF) have the best 5-yr patency and the lowest
complication rate among hemodialysis vascular accesses. However, maturation …

Predictors of adequacy of arteriovenous fistulas in hemodialysis patients. Background
Dialysis access procedures and complications represent a major cause of morbidity …

Objective Arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) are considered superior to arteriovenous grafts
(AVGs) because of longer secondary patency after successful cannulation for dialysis. We …

Abstract The Fistula First Initiative set a goal of 66% arteriovenous (AV) fistula-based access
among US hemodialysis patients. This study modeled the impact of achieving the target AV …