David B Kingsmore, Ben Edgar, Emma Aitken, Francis Calder, Marco Franchin, Colin Geddes, Nick Inston, Andrew Jackson, Rob G Jones, Nikolaos Karydis, Ram Kasthuri, Gaspar Mestres, Georgios Papadakis, Rajesh Sivaprakasam, Mike Stephens, Karen Stevenson, Callum Stove, Lazslo Szabo, Peter C Thomson, Matteo Tozzi, Richard D White
BACKGROUND: Introducing new procedures and challenging established paradigms requires well-designed randomised controlled trials (RCT). However, RCT in surgery present unique challenges with much of treatment tailored to the individual patient circumstances, refined by experience and limited by organisational factors. There has been considerable debate over the outcomes of arteriovenous grafts (AVG) compared to AVF, but any differences may reflect differing practice and potential variability...
March 19, 2024: Journal of Vascular Access