Autogenous Vascular Access in American Indians

An autogenous vascular access (AVF) is the preferred choice for hemodialysis access in most patients, with lower associated morbidity, mortality and costs as compared with AV grafts and particularly hemodialysis catheters1,2,3. Previous investigations have noted lower AVF success rates associated with various ethnicities and other factors such as diabetes, obesity and age4,5,6 . In addition, there is variation in the percentage of AVFs used for hemodialysis in different ethnic groups7.

Source: Annals of Vascular Surgery - December 22, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Kelly Kempe, Peter R. Nelson, Nasir Mushtaq, Hyein Kim, Kimberly Zamor, Steven Vang, Viraj Pandit, Mark Randel, Ryan Christie, William Jennings Tags: Clinical Research Source Type: research