Vascular access for haemodialysis is key in renal patients both due to its associated
morbidity and mortality and due to its impact on quality of life. The process, from the creation …

In the United States, hemodialysis remains the most common treatment modality for kidney
failure, chosen by almost 90% of incident patients. A functioning vascular access is key to …

Abstract The National Kidney Foundation's Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative
(KDOQI) has provided evidence-based guidelines for hemodialysis vascular access since …

Results There were 1012 (88.8%) fistulas and 128 (11.2%) grafts. The primary failure rate
was two times greater for fistulas than for grafts: 40% versus 19%(P< 0.001). Cumulative …

Despite all the progress achieved since Scribner first introduced the arteriovenous (AV)
shunt in 1960 and Cimino and Brescia introduced the native AV fistula in 1962, we have …

Whether placing a fistula first is the superior predialysis approach among octogenarians is
unknown. We analyzed data from a cohort of 115,425 incident hemodialysis patients≥ 67 …

Optimal vascular access planning begins when the patient is in the predialysis stages of
CKD. The choice of optimal vascular access for an individual patient and determining timing …

Abstract Background Although arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) are actively promoted, their use
at the start of haemodialysis (HD) seems to be decreasing worldwide. In this paper, we …

Results In total, 374 nonelderly and 90 elderly patients with mean (SD) ages of 54.8 (12.3)
and 81.3 (4.9) years and dialysis vintages of 1.8 (3.3) and 1.5 (2.9) years (P= 0.47) …

The optimal vascular access for elderly patients remains a challenge due to the difficulty
balancing the benefits and risks in a population with increased comorbidity and decreased …