Efficacy and safety of secondary procedures for maintaining arteriovenous hemodialysis access patency: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Abstract:Background: Arteriovenous (AV) hemodialysis access creation is recommended by international guidelines as the preferred method of hemodialysis access. However, most AV access sites will require revision to maintain patency. Although several treatment options exist, many have not been directly compared. We intend to compare the relative effectiveness of methods to maintain post-intervention primary patency of failing AV access. Methods: We will search EMBASE, MEDLINE, CENTRAL, trial registries, the grey literat… Show more
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