Routine Clinic Surveillance on Arteriovenous Graft Patency in Hemodialysis Patients with Previous Access Complications.

ABSTRACT: Background: Arteriovenous grafts (AVGs) are an alternative for hemodialysis (HD) access in patients with inadequate vasculature or advanced age. The effect of routine surveillance for AVG maintenance remains unclear. This study assesses the clinical and economic outcomes of routine surveillance at a collaborative clinic in patients with previous access complications. Methods: We recruited HD patients from the initiation of the clinic in 2020, and divided them into two groups: those receiving routine surveillance and those without. Primary outcomes included AVG interventions (e.g., arteriovenous access [AVA] reconstruction, graft-anastomosis stenting, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty [PTA]). Other outcomes included AVG secondary patency and costs associated with the inter

SUBMITTER: Yen CC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11866542 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature