The number of people worldwide living with end-stage renal disease is increasing.
Arteriovenous fistulas are the preferred method of vascular access in patients who will …

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

Background Arteriovenous fistulae are the currently recommended gold standard vascular
access modality for haemodialysis because of their prolonged patency, improved durability …

Autogenous arteriovenous fistulas are the preferred vascular access in patients undergoing
hemodialysis. Increasing fistula prevalence depends on increasing fistula placement …

Arteriovenous fistula (AVF) dysfunction remains a major contributor to the morbidity and
mortality of hemodialysis patients. The failure of a newly created AVF to mature and …

The outcome of patients with end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis depends on a
functioning vascular access. Although a variety of access options are available, the …

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

The aim of this review was to highlight the most important complications of arteriovenous
fistulas (AVFs) for hemodialysis (HD). The quality of vascular access for HD should be …

Primary failure, early thrombosis, and inadequate maturation are the main complications
encountered in arteriovenous fistulas. Doppler ultrasonographic assessment of flow …

Background The heterogeneous quality of studies on arteriovenous fistulas outcome, with
variable clinical settings and large variations in definitions of patency and failure rates, leads …