International Differences in the Location and Use of Arteriovenous Accesses Created for Hemodialysis: Results From the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS)


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Pisoni R. L., Zepel L., Fluck R., Lok C. E., Kawanishi H., SÜLEYMANLAR G., ...More

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES, vol.71, no.4, pp.469-478, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

Abstract

Background: Vascular access practice is strongly associated with clinical outcomes. There is substantial international variation in the use of arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) and grafts (AVGs), as well as AVF maturation time and location.