Arteriovenous graft placement in predialysis patients: a potential catheter-sparing strategy.

Abstract

Grafts placed predialysis have primary failure rates and cumulative survival similar to those placed after starting dialysis therapy. However, postdialysis graft placement is associated with prolonged catheter dependence and frequent bacteremia.

Predialysis graft placement may decrease catheter dependence and bacteremia in selected patients.

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Subjects

• Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical
• Catheters, Indwelling
• Female
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Renal Dialysis
• Retrospective Studies
• Treatment Outcome

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Authors

• Roman Shingarev
• Ivan D Maya
• Jill Barker-Finkel
• Michael Allon

Publication date

2011-07-26

Journal

Journal topics

• Kidney Diseases

Language

Eng.

Copyright

American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation

Division of Nephrology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA.

Release reference

Am J Kidney Dis. 2011 Aug;58(2):243-7

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