Fistulography of a Patent Hemodialysis Access: When Not to Treat and Implications for Establishing a Nontreatment Rate

A suggested nonintervention rate for hemodialysis access fistulography is 10%. Patients in the NTG were more likely to have a thrill on physical examination or to present with aneurysms as the clinical indicator. NTG patients were less likely to require subsequent percutaneous intervention.