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

Recognizing the impact of the decision making by the dialysis access surgeon on the
successful placement of autogenous arteriovenous hemodialysis access, the Society for …

Introduction: Chronic kidney disease as a public health problem. Chronic kidney disease is
a worldwide public health problem. In the United States, there is a rising incidence and …

Background Kidney failure is known to cause anemia, which is associated with a higher risk
of cardiac failure and mortality. The impact of milder decreases in kidney function on …

Vascular access use in Europe and the United States: Results from the DOPPS. Background
A direct broad-based comparison of vascular access use and survival in Europe (EUR) and …

Background. A well-functioning vascular access (VA) is essential to efficient dialysis therapy.
Guidelines have been implemented improving care, yet access use varies widely across …

Health-related quality of life (QOL) refers to the measure of a patient [apos] s functioning,
well-being, and general health perception in each of three domains: physical, psychological …

Mortality risk among hemodialysis (HD) patients may be highest soon after initiation of HD. A
period of elevated mortality risk was identified among US incident HD patients, and which …

It remains unclear whether preemptive transplantation is beneficial, and if so, who benefits.
A total of 38,836 first, kidney-only transplants between 1995 and 1998 were retrospectively …

BACKGROUND: As late provision of specialist care, before starting dialysis therapy, is
believed to be associated with increased morbidity and mortality, a systematic review was …