Relationships Between Clinical Processes and Arteriovenous Fistula Cannulation and Maturation: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Half of surgically created arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) require additional intervention to effectively support hemodialysis. Postoperative care and complications may affect clinical maturation.

Study design

Hemodialysis Fistula Maturation (HFM) Study, a 7-center prospective cohort study.

Setting & participants

491 patients with single-stage AVFs who had neither thrombosis nor AVF intervention before a 6-week postoperative ultrasonographic examination and who required maintenance hemodialysis.

Predictors

Postoperative care processes and complications.

Outcomes

Attempted cannulation, successful cannulation, and unassisted and overall clinical maturation as defined by the HFM Study criteria.

Results

AVF cannulation was attempted in 443 of

SUBMITTER: Allon M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5916528 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature