The purpose of this study was to perform a prospective multicenter evaluation of the patency,
complications, and predictive factors of patency for 6-mm expanded polytetrafluoroethylene …

Arteriovenous fistulae (AVF) are widely regarded as the preferred vascular access in
hemodialysis patients due to their primary patency and patient survival benefits. While the …

OBJECTIVES: The 2006 update of the DOQI guidelines has stated that in patients with end-
stage renal disease, autogenous radial-cephalic, or brachial-cephalic fistulas are the …

Purpose: Although large published series have described their experience with the
management of failed or failing prosthetic arteriovenous grafts for hemodialysis, there are …

OBJECTIVES: Although the performance of basilic vein transpositions for dialysis access is
well established, the utility and patency rates of brachial vein transpositions are poorly …

BACKGROUND: Up to 50% of AV fistulas fail to mature, primarily because of problems with
fistula cannulation. Fistula elevation procedure (FEP) is a simple superficialization …

Purpose: Maximizing the ratio of primary arteriovenous fistula (PAVF) over bridge graft fistula
(BGF) for hemodialysis access is a primary recommendation of the National Kidney …

Background Persistent poor patency rates of arteriovenous fistulae and bridge grafts for
dialysis access prompted us to investigate whether flow parameters derived from an initial …

PURPOSE: Since the publication of Dialysis Outcomes Quality Initiative (DOQI) guidelines,
the use of native veins for the construction of arteriovenous fistulas (AVF) for hemodialysis …

The National Kidney Foundation has identified the use arteriovenous grafts (AVG) and the
interventions required to maintain their patency as two major causes of increased …