Outcomes of Elderly Patients after Predialysis Vascular Access Creation

A cohort of 3418 CKD patients ≥70 years who underwent predialysis AVF or AVG creation from 2004 to 2009 were assessed and followed.  The results show that 67% of patients with predialysis AVF and 71% of patients with predialysis AVG creation initiated dialysis within 2 years of access placement, but the overall risk of dialysis initiation was modified by patient age and race. Only one half of patients initiated dialysis with a functioning AVF or AVG; 46.8% of AVFs were created <90 days before dialysis initiation. Catheter dependence at dialysis initiation was more common in patients receiving predialysis AVF than in patients receiving AVG (46.0% versus 28.5%; P<0.001). As a consequence of late predialysis placement or maturation failure, almost one half of patients receiving AVFs initiated dialysis with a catheter.   : Likelihood of Starting Dialysis after Incident Fistula Creation Canadian Society of Nephrology 2014 clinical practice guideline for timing the initiation of chronic dialysis Propensity-Matched Mortality Comparison of Incident Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis Patients
Source: Nephrology Now - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tags: Clinical Nephrology Hemodialysis Vascular Access Source Type: research