Open AccessComplications of arteriovenous fistula in dialysis patients: Incidence and risk factors in Taif city, KSA
Author(s) -
Majed Mansour Aljuaid,
Nawaf N. Alzahrani,
Abdulrahman Abdulaziz Alshehri,
Lama Alkhaldi,
Faisal Sultan Alosaimi,
Nawwaf Waiel Aljuaid,
Omar Asiri,
Ayman A Atalla
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_848_19
Subject(s) - medicine , arteriovenous fistula , incidence (geometry) , complication , fistula , hemodialysis , dialysis , risk factor , medical record , surgery , physics , optics
The aim of this study was to measure the prevalence of arteriovenous fistula (AVF) and its complications in patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) in Taif Region, Saudi Arabia.