2019
Vascular access for hemodialysis in the elderly
Arhuidese I, Cooper M, Rizwan M, Nejim B, Malas M. Vascular access for hemodialysis in the elderly. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2019, 69: 517-525.e1. PMID: 30683199, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2018.05.219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overArteriovenous Shunt, SurgicalBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationCatheterization, Central VenousClinical Decision-MakingDatabases, FactualFemaleGraft Occlusion, VascularHumansKidney Failure, ChronicLife ExpectancyMalePatient SelectionQuality of LifeRenal DialysisRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesVascular PatencyConceptsArteriovenous fistulaArteriovenous graftsElderly patientsPopulation-based cohort of elderly patientsHD cathetersMedian time to maturationOutcomes of arteriovenous fistulaUnited States Renal Database SystemCohort of elderly patientsMultivariate Cox regression analysisCatheter-free dialysisPre-emptive surgeryPrimary assisted patencyKaplan-Meier analysisCox regression analysisStudent's t-testPopulation-based cohortAssisted patencyTolerate surgerySecondary patencyPrimary patencySurgical riskModes of HDConduit patencyRetrospective analysis
2017
Sex-based outcomes of lower extremity bypass surgery in hemodialysis patients
Arhuidese I, Kernodle A, Nejim B, Locham S, Hicks C, Malas M. Sex-based outcomes of lower extremity bypass surgery in hemodialysis patients. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2017, 68: 153-160. PMID: 29276108, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2017.10.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAmputation, SurgicalBlood Vessel ProsthesisBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationChi-Square DistributionClinical Decision-MakingDatabases, FactualDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleGraft Occlusion, VascularHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateKidney DiseasesLimb SalvageLogistic ModelsLower ExtremityMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPeripheral Arterial DiseaseProportional Hazards ModelsProsthesis DesignRenal DialysisRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSex FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeVascular PatencyVeinsConceptsAcute graft failureAutogenous conduitGraft failureProsthetic conduitBypass surgeryHemodialysis patientsAssociated with higher patencyLimb salvagePrimary assisted patencySex-based outcomesInfrainguinal bypass surgeryLower extremity bypass surgeryCox regression analysisPatient survival ratesRisk-adjusted analysisUnited States Renal Data SystemCritical limb ischemiaAssisted patencySecondary patencyConduit usePrimary patencySurgical outcomesNo significant differenceKaplan-MeierComparing patients