A meta-analysis of vascular access outcomes in hemodialysis patients aged 75 years or older.
Ntemka AlexandraArgyriou ChristosLazarides K MiltosGeorgiadis S GeorgePublished in: The journal of vascular access (2022)
An increased risk of failure of prosthetic vascular access procedures was found compared with autologous AVFs in patients ⩾75 years of age. Elderly patients ⩾75 years should not be excluded from creation of an autologous access, with proximal upper arm AVFs having better patency rates.