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Table 2 Vascular access interventions

From: A randomized pilot study to evaluate graft versus fistula vascular access strategy in older patients with advanced kidney disease: results of a feasibility study

Characteristic

All (n = 39)

AVF-first (n = 21)

AVG-first (n = 18)

Time to index AV access surgery*, days

7.0 (2.0, 26.0)

5.0 (1.0, 14.0)

13.0 (5.0, 44.3)

AV access location

 Left forearm

32 (82.1)

12 (57.1)

10 (55.6)

 Left arm

10 (25.6)

6 (28.6)

4 (22.2)

 Right forearm

3 (7.7)

1 (4.8)

2 (11.1)

 Right arm

4 (10.3)

2 (9.5)

2 (11.1)

Patients with rescheduled AV access surgery

9 (23.1)

4 (19.0)

5 (27.8)

  1. Data are reported as median (1st, 3rd quartile) or number of patients (percentage)
  2. AV arteriovenous; AVF arteriovenous fistula; AVG arteriovenous graft; HD hemodialysis
  3. *Time to placement of index AV access was calculated from the date of vascular surgery referral to date of surgical intervention