Ben Edgar, David B Kingsmore, 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 Thomson, Matteo Tozzi, Richard D White
INTRODUCTION: Decisions regarding the optimal vascular access for haemodialysis patients are becoming increasingly complex, and the provision of vascular access is open to variations in systems of care as well as surgical experience and practice. Two main surgical options are recognised: arteriovenous fistula and arteriovenous graft (AVG). All recommendations regarding AVG are based on a limited number of randomised controlled trials (RCTs). It is essential that when considering an RCT of a surgical procedure, an appropriate definition of quality assurance (QA) is made for both the new approach and the comparator, otherwise replication of results or implementation into clinical practice may differ from published results...
July 7, 2023: BMJ Open