Factors associated with the prevalence of arteriovenous fistulas in hemodialysis patients in the HEMO Study (original) (raw)

Vascular access procedures and their subsequent comin hemodialysis patients in the HEMO Study. plications represent major causes of morbidity, hospital-Background. Arteriovenous (AV) fistulas are the vascular ization, and cost for chronic hemodialysis patients [1-4]. access of choice for hemodialysis patients, but only about 20% Over 20% of hospitalizations in hemodialysis patients of hemodialysis patients in the United States dialyze with fistuin the United States are access related, and the annual las. There is little information known about the factors associated with this low prevalence of fistulas.