PubMed ID:
11044239
Public Release Type:
Journal
Publication Year: 2000
Affiliation: Division of Nephrology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA. mallon@nrtc.dom.uab.edu
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-1755.2000.00391.x
Authors:
Greene T,
Allon M,
Delmez JA,
Kusek JW,
Martin AA,
Minda S,
Ornt DB,
Rasmussen C,
Schwab SJ
Studies:
Hemodialysis Study
Arteriovenous (AV) fistulas are the vascular access of choice for hemodialysis patients, but only about 20% of hemodialysis patients in the United States dialyze with fistulas. There is little information known about the factors associated with this low prevalence of fistulas.