Upper Extremity Arteriovenous Grafts are Less Likely to be Abandoned Compared to Autogenous Fistulas Despite a Higher Reintervention Rate.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Upper-extremity arteriovenous (AV) access often requires reintervention. However, the frequency of reinterventionsand subsequent access failure is not well-characterized. Our goal was to evaluate the frequency and type of reinterventions, risk-factors, and outcomes after AV access creation.

Methods

We performed a retrospective review of index upper extremity AV access creations (2017-2019) within the VQI Medicare-linked Vascular Implant Surveillance and Interventional Outcomes Network dataset for patients on hemodialysis (HD). Reinterventionswere defined as open or endovascular procedures on the access occurring at 1 day or more after access creation. Access abandonment was defined as any new access creation, peritoneal dialysis, kidney transplant, or death follow

SUBMITTER: Patel N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12752451 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature