Rates of arteriovenous fistula (AVF) placement in patients approaching hemodialysis in the United States are significantly lower in metropolitan than micropolitan areas, researchers reported online ...

In a nationwide study, one fifth of surgeons had high AVG use rates, exceeding the guidelines threshold of 34%. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid established an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The type of arteriovenous access placement, graft or fistula, used first in older patients receiving ...

August 6, 2010 — Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who live in poorer parts of the United States are less likely to receive an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) for hemodialysis vascular access ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . WASHINGTON — Placement of an arteriovenous fistula in patients with chronic kidney disease not on dialysis can ...