Efficacy and safety of secondary procedures for maintaining arteriovenous hemodialysis access patency: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Abstract Background Arteriovenous (AV) hemodialysis access creation is recommended by international guidelines as the preferred method of hemodialysis access. However, most AV access sites will require revision to maintain patency. Although several treatment options exist, many have not been directl...

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Main Authors: Mark Rockley, Sudhir Nagpal, Ashish Gupta, Derek J. Roberts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:Systematic Reviews
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13643-020-01435-1