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SUBMITTER: Kong X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6913653 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kong Xianglei X Tang Lijun L Liang Liming L Cao Wei W Zhang Lei L Yong Wei W Ding Nannan N Li Wenbin W Wang Zunsong Z Xu Dongmei D
Renal failure 20191101 1
<b>Background:</b> Most prior studies have explored surgery for the treatment of failed autologous arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) with limited follow-up times and a lack of end point mortality. Accordingly, we conducted a retrospective cohort study to evaluate the clinical outcomes of the surgery of new AVF proximal to the failed forearm AVF.<b>Methods</b>: In this study, 538 end-stage renal disease patients (group A, 418 with primary AVF; and group B, 120 with failed AVF) were consecutively enro ...[more]