The impact of surgical timing on outcomes in patients undergoing arteriovenous fistulacreation for hemodialysis. a meta-analysis

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• What: In this meta-analysis, the authors focus on surgical timing on AVF outcomes in terms of primary failure rates, maturation time, patency (primary and secondary) and postoperative complications. Studies, like those carried out by Dember et_al also demonstrated that early placement of AVF decreased the need for subsequent interventions to maintain and/or restore patency of AVFs, which are the primary focus for delayed AVF surgery. The studies the authors report were of cohort or randomized controlled trial (RCT) design with sample sizes of 100-200 Table-1: Study Characteristics participants in multiple geographical settings, including . . .
  

   

  

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