Classifications of haemodialysis vascular access stenosis: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Vascular access (VA) stenoses play a significant role in the morbidity of the haemodialysed population. Classifications for diagnosis, assessment and proposal of treatment strategies can be useful clinical and methodological tools. This review aims to present a comprehensive summary and propose further methodological approaches.

Design

A systematic review of the literature, evaluating classifications for dialysis-related VA stenosis.

Data sources

Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, Google Scholar and the ClinicalTrials.gov registry were searched from inception to 7 December 2024.

Eligibility criteria

All articles containing classifications regarding dialysis VA were eligible, with no restrictions on the study type or language of the full text.

Data ex

SUBMITTER: Lawrie K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11751806 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature