Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers from Canada found placement of an arteriovenous fistula slowed decline in kidney function for ...

It is now clear that the nephrology community has reached a consensus regarding the arteriovenous fistula (AVF)—it is the preferred dialysis access for hemodialysis patients. Indeed, an increasingly ...

The study findings might indicate residual kidney function preservation in advanced CKD. Arteriovenous fistula (AVF) creation is associated with a slowing of kidney function decline in patients with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Published findings indicated that while patients 77 years or older had lower likelihoods of arteriovenous ...

Despite early referral and education, half of patients with advanced CKD delay AVF creation. Many patients start hemodialysis with temporary vascular access despite regular kidney care and ...

Kidney disease patients insured by some federally sponsored national health care organizations are more likely to undergo an important predialysis procedure than patients with other types of insurance ...

Racial and ethnic differences in arteriovenous fistula (AVF) use are seen on initiation of dialysis, but overall, AVF rates are dismally low across the entire hemodialysis population in the United ...

The odds of starting hemodialysis with an arteriovenous fistula are 31% lower for women compared with men. Despite the “fistula first” campaign, women, especially black women, are less likely than men ...

This requires durable access to a blood vessel site where the dialysis machine can remove and return blood. Such access is created when a surgeon attaches a vein to an artery in the patient. The ...

Timmy Lee, MD, MSPH, is Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology and Staff Nephrologist at the Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He is the Associate Director of ...

The wealth or poverty of kidney disease patients' communities impacts the quality of care patients receive before starting dialysis, according to a new study. The results suggest that medical ...