Outcomes of autogenous fistulas and prosthetic grafts for hemodialysis access in diabetic and nondiabetic patients
Arhuidese I, Purohit A, Elemuo C, Parkerson G, Shames M, Malas M. Outcomes of autogenous fistulas and prosthetic grafts for hemodialysis access in diabetic and nondiabetic patients. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2020, 72: 2088-2096. PMID: 32276026, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2020.02.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overArteriovenous Shunt, SurgicalBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationDatabases, FactualDiabetic NephropathiesFemaleHumansKidney Failure, ChronicMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsRenal DialysisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesVascular PatencyConceptsProsthetic graft infectionAutogenous fistulasSecondary patencyProsthetic graftsNondiabetic patientsPopulation-based cohortGraft infectionPrimary patencyPrimary assistedHemodialysis accessPopulation-based cohort of patientsUnited States Renal Database SystemCohort of hemodialysis patientsPrimary fistula patencyPrimary assisted patencyLog-rank testKaplan-Meier analysisCohort of patientsCox regression analysisRetrospective cohort studyStudent's t-testEffects of diabetesProsthetic graft patencyAssisted patencyGraft recipients