Arteriovenous fistulae vs. arteriovenous grafts: A retrospective review of 1,700 consecutive vascular access cases

Journal of Vascular Access

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 231-235

  Schild, A Frederick ^a   Perez, E ^a   Gillaspie, E ^a   Seaver, C ^a   Livingstone, J ^a   Thibonnier, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterio venous fistula (AVF); Cox regression; Diabetes; Fistual first; Hypertension; Kaplan Meyer; KDOQI guidelines; Log Rank Test; Non autogenous graft (AVG); Scribner Shunt; Thrombosis; Vascular access

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GRAFT INFECTION; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPERTENSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; REVIEW; SALVAGE THERAPY; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THIGH; VASCULAR ACCESS; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL TRANSPLANTATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GRAFT OCCLUSION; INFECTION; INSTRUMENTATION; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; THROMBOSIS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR PATENCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RENAL DIALYSIS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; THROMBOSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR PATENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60549117189     PISSN: 11297298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112972980800900402     Document Type: Review

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