Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . For older patients who initiated hemodialysis without permanent access, those with arteriovenous fistula ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Published findings indicated that while patients 77 years or older had lower likelihoods of arteriovenous ...

If you’re living with advanced kidney disease, preparing for dialysis can feel overwhelming. One crucial decision is how your blood will be accessed for treatment. While there are different options, ...

early-dialysis-av-fistula-graft-surgery In the first few months of hemodialysis, one additional provider visit per month increased the probability of AV fistula or graft surgery by nearly 5%. When ...

During the 9-year study period from November 1992 to October 2001, 1,601 initial hemodialysis accesses were placed, consisting of 741 prosthetic grafts (46.3%), 690 simple AVF (43.1%), and 170 basilic ...

New data suggest that arteriovenous fistulas compared with prosthetic grafts may not be a superior predialysis approach to vascular access for haemodialysis in patients aged ≥80 years. However, the ...

Early arteriovenous fistula (AVF) creation is generally considered to be the best strategy when planning a vascular access for haemodialysis (HD). However, new data suggest that very early AVF ...