Association of vascular access flow with short-term and long-term mortality in chronic haemodialysis patients: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate the impact of vascular access flow (Qa) on vascular and all-cause mortality in chronic haemodialysis (HD) patients.

Design

Observational cohort study.

Setting

Single centre.

Participants

Adult chronic HD patients at the HD unit of Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital between 1 January 2003 and 31 December 2003 were recruited. Patients were excluded if they had arteriovenous fistula or arteriovenous graft failure within 3 months before the date of Qa measurement, were aged <18 years and had Qa levels of ≥2000mL/min. A total of 378 adult chronic HD patients were eventually enrolled for the study.

Interventions

The selected patients were evaluated with Qa and cardiac index (CI). They were divided into four groups according to three

SUBMITTER: Wu CK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5623550 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature