Abstract:Background and Aims
The incident patients on hemodialysis (HD) are becoming older. However, the optimal type of initial permanent vascular access (VA) among the elderly is controversial. Patient comorbidities and life expectancy are important considerations in whether to place an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) or graft (AVG).
We design an observational study to compare clinical outcomes of elderly (≥65 year old) versus younger patients, who underwent for first VA placement befo… Show more
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