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Clinical Outcomes of Patients Ineligible for Arteriovenous Vascular Access: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis

Key takeaways

Some people on dialysis cannot have the usual permanent access made in the arm, where an artery and a vein are joined so blood can be cleaned. This study looked back at hospital records to see how those patients did. It matters because the fallback options, plastic grafts and neck catheters, carry more infection and clotting risk. Looking back at records shows a link between access type and outcome, not proof of cause. The record we received had no abstract, so patient numbers and follow-up length are not known.

Who did this work

Rafael Henriques de Figueiredo (Hospital de São João) · Hugo Diniz (Hospital de São João) · Joana Ferreira (Universidade do Porto) · Jorge Costa Lima (Universidade do Porto) · Armando Mansilha (Universidade do Porto) · Luís Coentrão (Universidade do Porto)

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-09-06
https://doi.org/10.1111/hdi.70122