Willingness to participate in a randomized trial comparing catheters to fistulas for vascular access in incident hemodialysis patients: an international survey of nephrologists.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Current guidelines favor fistulas over catheters as vascular access. Yet, the observational literature comparing fistulas to catheters has important limitations and biases that may be difficult to overcome in the absence of randomization. However, it is not clear if physicians would be willing to participate in a clinical trial comparing fistulas to catheters.

Objectives

We also sought to elicit participants' opinions on willingness to participate in a future trial regarding catheters and fistulas.

Design

We created a three-part survey consisting of 19 questions. We collected demographic information, respondents' knowledge of the vascular access literature, appropriateness of current guideline recommendations, and their willingness to participate in a futur

SUBMITTER: Poinen K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4944245 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature