Matthias Bergmann, Butros Fakhoury, Tiago Barroso, Scott G Prushik, Bertrand L Jaber, Vaidyanathapuram S Balakrishnan
INTRODUCTION: Arteriovenous fistulas and grafts are lifelines for most hemodialysis patients, and a low access flow rate often requires patency-related intervention, such as angioplasty or thrombectomy, to prevent access failure. We examined whether early access flow rate, measured after initial fistula/graft cannulation, predicts vascular access patency-related intervention within 1 year. METHODS: This was a single-center retrospective cohort study. Among 172 patients undergoing surgical creation of a fistula/graft, 52 (30...
March 27, 2024: Hemodialysis International