Andrea K Viecelli, Allison Tong, Emma O'Lone, Angela Ju, Camilla S Hanson, Benedicte Sautenet, Jonathan C Craig, Braden Manns, Martin Howell, Eric Chemla, Lai-Seong Hooi, David W Johnson, Timmy Lee, Charmaine E Lok, Kevan R Polkinghorne, Robert R Quinn, Tushar Vachharajani, Raymond Vanholder, Li Zuo, Carmel M Hawley
Vascular access outcomes in hemodialysis are critically important for patients and clinicians, but frequently are neither patient relevant nor measured consistently in randomized trials. A Standardized Outcomes in Nephrology-Hemodialysis (SONG-HD) consensus workshop was convened to discuss the development of a core outcome measure for vascular access. 13 patients/caregivers and 46 professionals (clinicians, policy makers, industry representatives, and researchers) attended. Participants advocated for vascular access function to be a core outcome based on the broad applicability of function regardless of access type, involvement of a multidisciplinary team in achieving a functioning access, and the impact of access function on quality of life, survival, and other access-related outcomes...
February 22, 2018: American Journal of Kidney Diseases: the Official Journal of the National Kidney Foundation