Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus do not have Inferior Outcomes after Dialysis Access Creation

Despite improvements in treating human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), the risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and need for long-term arteriovenous (AV) access for hemodialysis remain high in HIV-infected patients. Associations of HIV/AIDS with AV access creation complications have been conflicting. Our goal was to clarify short and long-term outcomes of patients with HIV/AIDS undergoing AV access creation.

Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - April 6, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Quinten G. Dicken, Thomas W. Cheng, Alik Farber, Scott R. Levin, Douglas W. Jones, Mahmoud B. Malas, Tze-Woei Tan, Denis Rybin, Jeffrey J. Siracuse Source Type: research