BACKGROUND: Many authors report inferior patency rates of distal arteriovenous fistulas in
elderly patients and others present contradictory results. A meta-analysis of available …

The arteriovenous fistula (AVF) was first described and used as a reliable form of
hemodialysis (HD) vascular access (VA) by Brescia et al.(1) in 1966. Improvements in …

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

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

Fistulas are the preferred permanent hemodialysis vascular access but a significant obstacle
to increasing their prevalence is the fistula's high “failure to mature”(FTM) rate. This study …

Background and objectives: Vascular access standards are predominantly based on older,
single-center reports; however, the hemodialysis population has changed dramatically and …

Objective To assess differences in estimated treatment effects for mortality between
observational studies with routinely collected health data (RCD; that are published before …

Arteriovenous Access Failure, Stenosis, and Thrombosis - Jennifer M. MacRae, Christine
Dipchand, Matthew Oliver, Louise Moist, Charmaine Lok, Edward Clark, Swapnil Hiremath …

Background Hemodialysis arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) are suboptimally used primarily due
to problems with maturation, early thrombosis, and patient nonacceptance. An endovascular …

English language citations reporting complications of arteriovenous access for hemodialysis
are critically reviewed and discussed. Venous hypertension, arterial steal syndrome, and …