Abraham Santos-Ontiveros, Ivonne Reyes-Sánchez, Emmanuel Hernández-Luevano, Martin E Vega-Cruz, Edna C González-Marín, Ernesto L Chávez-López, Jesús Arenas-Osuna, Oswaldo S Medina-Gómez, Luis García-Covarrubias, José R Paniagua-Sierra, Juan Carlos H Hernández-Rivera
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Vascular access (VA) is the highest risk factor for blood infections, hospitalization, and mortality of patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD). The risk of mortality while using a catheter is greater than that while using grafts. The objective of this article is to know the survival rate in relation to the type of VA. METHODS: A retrospective cohort of HD patients was studied. The data gathered included age, gender, first VA at the surrogate site, days between the first and second access, number of accesses, and anatomical site of VA placement...
December 23, 2020: Blood Purification