Background End‐stage renal disease (ESRD) patients often require either the formation of
an arteriovenous (AV) fistula or an AV interposition prosthetic shunt for haemodialysis …

Background People with end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) often require either the formation
of an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) or an interposition prosthetic arteriovenous graft (AVG) for …

Background End‐stage renal disease (ESRD) patients often require either the formation of
an arteriovenous (A‐V) fistula or an A‐V interposition prosthetic shunt for haemodialysis …

Background Many patients using haemodialysis for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) require
arteriovenous fistulae (AVF) or grafts. Patency can be variable, and this systematic review …

Background An arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is considered the vascular access of choice, but
uncertainty exists about the optimal time for its creation in pre-dialysis patients. The aim of …

Vascular access remains one of the most challenging aspects of renal replacement therapy.
If the vascular access does not function properly, then haemodialysis will not remove …

Background Controversy exists regarding the best-performing vascular access type for
patients undergoing haemodialysis. We aimed to compare outcomes of starting dialysis on …

SURVIVAL OF a hemodialysis (HD) patient depends on reliable access to the circulatory
system. This usually is achieved by creating an arteriovenous fistula (AVF), placing an …

There has been a dramatic increase in the placement and use of arteriovenous fistulas
(AVF) in US patients with chronic kidney disease over the past few years, in accordance with …

Findings from observational studies have established that the arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is
the preferred form of vascular access for chronic hemodialysis. Unfortunately, in a subset of …