Cite this article Paulson, W., White, J. Should arteriovenous fistulas and synthetic grafts undergo surveillance with pre-emptive correction of stenosis?. Nat Rev Nephrol 4, 480–481 (2008 ...

A total of 17,763 patients used an AV graft, and 60,329 patients used an AV fistula. Data were derived from the 2010 to 2015 U.S. Renal Data System End-Stage Renal Disease registry database.

The AV fistula or graft offers advantages over the central venous catheter. Dialysis via these permanent access methods has been associated with prolonged survival and fewer hospitalizations ...

For the study, the researchers included 995 people in the United States with an average age of 69 years old who had an AV graft. Altogether, the patients received 1,950 repeat access maintenance ...

The most frequent complication of AV grafts for dialysis access is stenosis, which occurs at some point in up to 50% of patients. Doppler studies measure velocity of blood flow, while elevated ...

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The median time from stenting until graft excision was 6.5 months. Dr. Kim’s group also reviewed all of the surgeries on AV grafts excised because of infection over a 5.5-year period.