Clinical practice guidelines recommend an arteriovenous fistula as the preferred vascular
access for hemodialysis, but quantitative associations between vascular access type and …

Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is a major problem in chronic kidney disease (CKD), causing
increased mortality. Ferritin stores iron, representing iron status. Hepcidin binds to …

CHF Congestive heart failure CKD Chronic kidney disease CO Cardiac output CO2 Carbon
dioxide CPR Cardiopulmonary recirculation CTA Computed tomography angiography CVD …

Background Since the bundled end-stage renal disease prospective payment system began
in 2011 in the United States, some hemodialysis practices have changed substantially …

Mortality rates for maintenance hemodialysis patients are much higher than the general
population and are even greater soon after starting dialysis. Here we analyzed mortality …

Background This study examines the utilization and outcomes of vascular access for long-
term hemodialysis in the United States and describes the impact of temporizing catheter use …

BACKGROUND: Health care–associated infections (HAIs) affect 5% of patients hospitalized
in the United States each year. Central line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) …

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Value-based health care is increasingly promoted as a strategy for improving care quality by
benchmarking outcomes that matter to patients relative to the cost of obtaining those …

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 …