Covered stents versus balloon angioplasty for failure of arteriovenous access: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Patients with end-stage renal disease may require arteriovenous (AV) access in the form of arteriovenous fistulae (AVFs) or arteriovenous grafts (AVGs) for haemodialysis. AV access dysfunction requires intervention such as plain balloon angioplasty or covered stents to regain patency.

Aim

To systematically review and meta-analyse the patency outcomes of covered stents in failing haemodialysis AV access, compared with balloon angioplasty.

Methods

The review was first registered on the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (CRD42018069955) before data collection. We searched six electronic databases to identify relevant randomised controlled trials (RCTs) up until August 2020, without language restriction. Two reviewers assessed the suita

SUBMITTER: Ng B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8191614 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature