Increasing arteriovenous fistulas in hemodialysis patients: Problems and solutions. National
guidelines promote increasing the prevalence of fistula use among hemodialysis patients …

Optimizing vascular access outcomes remains an ongoing challenge for clinical
nephrologists. All other things being equal, fistulas are preferred over grafts, and grafts are …

CHF Congestive heart failure CKD Chronic kidney disease CO Cardiac output CO2 Carbon
dioxide CPR Cardiopulmonary recirculation CTA Computed tomography angiography CVD …

Background This study examines the utilization and outcomes of vascular access for long-
term hemodialysis in the United States and describes the impact of temporizing catheter use …

Type of vascular access and mortality in US hemodialysis patients. Background Vascular
access (VA) complications account for 16 to 25% of hospital admissions. This study tested …

Vascular access use in Europe and the United States: Results from the DOPPS. Background
A direct broad-based comparison of vascular access use and survival in Europe (EUR) and …

PURPOSE: To compare various objective ultrasonographic (US) criteria for native
arteriovenous fistula (AVF) maturation with subsequent fistula outcomes and clinical …

Effect of preoperative sonographic mapping on vascular access outcomes in hemodialysis
patients. Background Current DOQI guidelines encourage placing arteriovenous (AV) …

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

Background: Dialysis access is critical for therapy delivery. Few studies have linked type of
dialysis access to patient survival in the elderly population. Methods: We included 1995 to …