Role of far infra-red therapy in dialysis arterio-venous fistula maturation and survival: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Role of far infra-red therapy in dialysis arterio-venous fistula maturation and survival: systematic review and meta-analysis.

A well-functioning arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is the best modality for vascular access in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) requiring haemodialysis (HD). However, AVFs' main disadvantage is the high rate of maturation failure, with approximately one third (20%-50%) not maturing into...

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Main Authors: Khalid Bashar, Donagh Healy, Leonard D Browne, Elrasheid A H Kheirelseid, Michael T Walsh, Mary Clarke-Moloney, Paul E Burke, Eamon G Kavanagh, Stewart Redmond Walsh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4130633?pdf=render

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