2020
Impact of Body Mass Index on Outcomes of Autogenous Fistulas for Hemodialysis Access
Arhuidese I, Holscher C, Elemuo C, Parkerson G, Johnson B, Malas M. Impact of Body Mass Index on Outcomes of Autogenous Fistulas for Hemodialysis Access. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2020, 68: 192-200. PMID: 32339695, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2020.04.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexImpact of body mass indexEnd-stage renal diseaseObesity class IObesity classAutogenous fistulasMass indexSpectrum of body mass indexPopulation-based cohort of patientsUnited States Renal Database SystemClass ILog-rank testCohort of patientsCox regression analysisPrevalence of obesityKaplan-Meier estimatesPopulation-based cohortTreatment of end-stage renal diseaseChi-square testAccess maturationNo significant differenceNormal weightRetrospective studyHemodialysis accessRenal disease
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
2015
Vascular access modifies the protective effect of obesity on survival in hemodialysis patients
Arhuidese I, Obeid T, Hicks C, Qazi U, Botchey I, Zarkowsky D, Reifsnyder T, Malas M. Vascular access modifies the protective effect of obesity on survival in hemodialysis patients. Surgery 2015, 158: 1628-1634. PMID: 26126794, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2015.04.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexEnd-stage renal diseaseNormal body mass indexProtective effect of obesityHigher body mass indexEffect of obesityObesity paradoxProtective effect of increasing BMIEffect of increased BMIBody mass index statusMass indexHD accessProtective effectAssociated with lower mortalityPropensity score matching analysisSurvival of patientsScore matching analysisSurvival benefitImproved survivalRetrospective studyHemodialysis accessInitiate hemodialysisPatient backgroundRenal diseaseCox regression