Open AccessFistulas First—But Can They Last?
Author(s) -
Laura M. Dember
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.00960111
Subject(s) - medicine , fistula , dialysis , hemodialysis , arteriovenous fistula , neointimal hyperplasia , surgery , hyperplasia , intensive care medicine , cardiology , stent , restenosis
Efforts during the past 5 to 10 years to increase the proportion of patients in the United States who receive maintenance hemodialysis via a native arteriovenous (AV) fistula have been successful. In 2008, 55% of prevalent patients in the United State were undergoing dialysis via a fistula compared
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