EDUCATIONAL ARTICLE
Dialysis Access—Guidelines for Current Practice

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Abstract

Current guidelines promote the use of the native arteriovenous fistula (AVF) as the first choice for access over grafts and central venous catheters. However, the prevalence of AVF use shows enormous differences among national, regional and local practice surveys, even after adjusting for demographics. In this review, we will briefly discuss these differences and present actions potentially improving outcome of vascular access care.

Keywords

Vascular access
Practice pattern
Haemodialysis
Arteriovenous fistula
Guidelines

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Update on Renal Access and Transplantation – one of a series of educational articles edited by Mr Christopher Gibbons, Swansea, UK.