Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8653606 | Annals of Vascular Surgery | 2018 | 19 Pages |
Abstract
In view of high AVF primary failure rate and relatively low tunneled dialysis catheter bacteremia rate, long-term tunneled dialysis catheters as the main form of hemodialysis renal access may be a viable option. However, with 50% of end-stage renal failure patients surviving up to 63Â months after AVF creation, the risks and benefits of long-term tunneled dialysis catheters must be balanced against those of AVF creation.
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Authors
Jennifer Clarissa Diandra, Zhiwen Joseph Lo, Wei-Wen Ang, Jue Fei Feng, Sriram Narayanan, Glenn Wei Leong Tan, Sadhana Chandrasekar,