Vascular Access Placement Order and Outcomes in Hemodialysis Patients: A Longitudinal Study.

CONCLUSIONS: HD vascular access outcomes differ based on the sequence of placement. In spite of frequent AVA placements, only half of patients effectively achieved a "permanent" vascular access and used an AVA for the majority of HD treatments.
PMID: 28930719 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: American Journal of Nephrology - September 21, 2017 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Murea M, Brown WM, Divers J, Moossavi S, Robinson TW, Bagwell B, Burkart JM, Freedman BI Tags: Am J Nephrol Source Type: research