Abstract:Aims: To examine the proportion of patients with thrombosis or surgical ligation of arteriovenous fistula (AVF) after kidney transplantation (TX) and to explore the time passed after the TX until the loss of AVF function. Patients and methods: The study design was historical cohort study. The study included all 123 patients (57.7 % men, median age 58 years, from 34 to 79) that underwent kidney TX in the University Hospital Centre Osijek during the first 10 years of practicing that kind of surgery in the hospit… Show more
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