Kidney Failure Risk Equation in vascular access planning: a population-based study supporting value in decision making.
Mohammad AtiquzzamanBingyue ZhuAlexandra RomannLee ErOgnjenka DjurdjevMicheli BevilacquaMichelle M Y WongPeter BirksTae Won YiAnurag SinghNavdeep TangriAdeera LevinPublished in: Clinical kidney journal (2024)
KFRE in addition to existing eGFR-based referral for VA creation has the potential to improve VA resource utilization by ensuring more patients start HD on AVF/G and may minimize too-early/unnecessary creation. Prospective research is necessary to validate these findings.