2018
A prospective randomized study of bovine carotid artery biologic graft and expanded polytetrafluoroethylene for permanent hemodialysis access
Dakour Aridi H, Arhuidese I, Scudder M, Reifsnyder T, Malas M. A prospective randomized study of bovine carotid artery biologic graft and expanded polytetrafluoroethylene for permanent hemodialysis access. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2018, 67: 1606-1612.e4. PMID: 29567027, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2017.12.058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAnimalsArteriovenous Shunt, SurgicalBaltimoreBlood Vessel ProsthesisCarotid ArteriesCattleClinical ProtocolsHeterograftsHumansKaplan-Meier EstimatePolytetrafluoroethyleneProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesProsthesis DesignRenal DialysisResearch DesignTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsPermanent hemodialysis accessArteriovenous fistulaNative arteriovenous fistulaArteriovenous graftsBovine carotid arteryHemodialysis accessBiological graftsMultivariate Cox proportional regression analysisNational Kidney Foundation Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative guidelinesKidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative guidelinesKidney Foundation Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative guidelinesCox proportional regression analysisArteriovenous graft creationAVG placementEnd-stage renal diseasePrimary end pointTreatment of patientsVascular access patientsSynthetic arteriovenous graftsHistory of intoleranceYears of ageRandomized controlled trialsAcademic hospital centerReintervention rateFunctional patency
2017
Bovine carotid artery biologic graft outperforms expanded polytetrafluoroethylene for hemodialysis access
Arhuidese I, Reifsnyder T, Islam T, Karim O, Nejim B, Obeid T, Qazi U, Malas M. Bovine carotid artery biologic graft outperforms expanded polytetrafluoroethylene for hemodialysis access. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2017, 65: 775-782. PMID: 28236920, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2016.10.080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnimalsBlood Vessel ProsthesisBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationBody Mass IndexCarotid ArteriesCattleChi-Square DistributionFemaleGraft Occlusion, VascularGraft SurvivalHeterograftsHumansHyperlipidemiasKaplan-Meier EstimateLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisObesityOdds RatioPolytetrafluoroethyleneProportional Hazards ModelsProsthesis DesignRenal DialysisRetreatmentRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeVascular PatencyConceptsPrimary assisted patencyCohort of patientsSecondary patencyBovine carotid arteryHemodialysis accessAssisted patencyBiological graftsArteriovenous graftsPredictors of graft failureSingle-institution retrospective reviewGraft infection rateHigher body mass indexLog-rank testAccess-related complicationsCox regression analysisPermanent hemodialysis accessMultivariate logistic analysisCharacteristics of patientsBody mass indexSociety for Vascular SurgeryEPTFE graftsPrimary patencyRetrospective reviewGraft complicationsArteriovenous fistula