Association of Vascular Access Type with Mortality, Hospitalization, and Transfer to In-Center Hemodialysis in Patients Undergoing Home Hemodialysis | Zendy

Matthew B. Rivara | Zendy; Melissa Soohoo | Zendy; Elani Streja | Zendy; Miklos Z. Molnar | Zendy; Connie M. Rhee | Zendy; Alfred K. Cheung | Zendy; Ronit Katz | Zendy; Onyebuchi A. Arah | Zendy; Allen R. Nissenson | Zendy; Jonathan Himmelfarb | Zendy; Kamyar KalantarZadeh | Zendy; Rajnish Mehrotra | Zendy

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Association of Vascular Access Type with Mortality, Hospitalization, and Transfer to In-Center Hemodialysis in Patients Undergoing Home Hemodialysis

Author(s) -

Matthew B. Rivara,

Melissa Soohoo,

Elani Streja,

Miklos Z. Molnar,

Connie M. Rhee,

Alfred K. Cheung,

Ronit Katz,

Onyebuchi A. Arah,

Allen R. Nissenson,

Jonathan Himmelfarb,

Kamyar KalantarZadeh,

Rajnish Mehrotra

Publication year - 2016

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.06570615

Subject(s) - medicine , hemodialysis , home hemodialysis , vascular access , center (category theory) , emergency medicine , hemodialysis access , intensive care medicine , chemistry , crystallography

In individuals undergoing in-center hemodialysis (HD), use of central venous catheters (CVCs) is associated with worse clinical outcomes compared with use of arteriovenous access. However, it is unclear whether a similar difference in risk by vascular access type is present in patients undergoing home HD.

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