Disparities in arteriovenous fistula placement in older hemodialysis patients.
Patibandla BK, Narra A, Desilva R, Chawla V, Vin Y, Brown RS, Goldfarb-Rumyantzev AS.
Patibandla BK, et al.
Hemodial Int. 2014 Jan;18(1):118-26. doi: 10.1111/hdi.12099. Epub 2013 Oct 9.
Hemodial Int. 2014.
PMID: 24118883
Clinical Trial.
The benefits of an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) as the preferred vascular access for hemodialysis have been clearly demonstrated. However, only about 20% of patients in the United States initiate hemodialysis with an AVF. In this study, we assessed whet …
The benefits of an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) as the preferred vascular access for hemodialysis have been clearly demo …