Background Current Renal Association guidelines recommend the creation of an
arteriovenous fistula as the first choice for hemodialysis access, with artificial grafts kept in …

The long-term survival and quality of life of patients on hemodialysis is dependent on the
adequacy of dialysis via an appropriately placed vascular access. Recent clinical practice …

Vascular access complications remain a leading cause of morbidity and hospitalization in
patients on chronic maintenance hemodialysis. Although arteriovenous fistulas remain the …

Background Establishment and maintenance of vascular access for hemodialysis is life-
sustaining for patients needing renal-replacement therapy. Arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) are …

Background: Optimizing vascular access outcomes is still a challenge, since 30-60% of
arteriovenous fistulas fail or do not mature and catheters are widely used in contemporary …

Recent guidelines published by the National Kidney Foundation Dialysis Outcome Quality
Initiative (DOQI) on vascular access has suggested that for patients requiring chronic …

Importance Hemodialysis requires reliable vascular access to the patient's blood circulation,
such as an arteriovenous access in the form of an autogenous arteriovenous fistula or …

Vascular access remains the lifeline for endstage renal failure patients, which have been
treated by chronic intermittent hemodialysis. Due to the steady increase in the number of …

Several research questions are open in the field of vascular access for hemodialysis. The
present paper reviews both prognostic issues, such as the identification of factors for patient …

Advances in understanding the factors related to fistula maturation failure will have a major
beneficial effect on vascular access outcomes. New approaches to prevent graft and …