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

ABSTRACT 'Elderly'is most commonly defined as an individual aged 65 years or older.
However, this definition fails to account for the differences in genetics, lifestyle and overall …

Objective The aim of this study was to report our midterm results of percutaneous
arteriovenous fistula (pAVF) creation using the Ellipsys (Avenu Medical, San Juan …

Objective The aim of the present study was to compare the results between percutaneous
arteriovenous fistulas (p-AVFs) created with the Ellipsys device (Ellipsys Vascular Access …

Catheter-related infections (CRI) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in chronic
hemodialysis (HD) patients. In this paper, we share our experience with CRI in HD patients …

Rationale & Objective As the proportion of arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) compared with
arteriovenous grafts (AVGs) in the United States has increased, there has been a concurrent …

The number of elderly patients initiating hemodialysis (HD) increased considerably over the
past decade. Arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) are the preferred vascular access (VA) type in …

Objectives: Current studies suggest arteriovenous fistula (AVF) and arteriovenous graft as
superior vascular access (VA) types for elderly hemodialysis (HD) patients due to better …

Objective: We evaluate the creation of a percutaneous proximal radial artery–radial vein
arteriovenous fistula with Ellipsys® instead of the usual first-stage brachial artery fistula prior …

Objective To evaluate patterns of use and outcomes of arteriovenous fistulas and prosthetic
grafts within racial categories in a large population based cohort of hemodialysis (HD) …