A randomized pilot study comparing graft-first to fistula-first strategies in older patients with incident end-stage kidney disease: Clinical rationale and study design
Timely placement of an arteriovenous (AV) vascular access (native AV fistula [AVF] or prosthetic AV graft [AVG]) is necessary to limit the use of tunneled central venous catheters (TCVC) in patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) treated with hemodialysis (HD). National guidelines recommend pl...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-06-01
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Series: | Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451865418302059 |