Is the Fistula First Approach still valid?

ABSTRACT The Fistula First Breakthrough Initiative, founded in 2003, was responsible for changing the access profile in the United States, increasing the prevalence of arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) by 50% and reducing that of arteriovenous grafts (AVGs). However, the concept that AVFs are always the...

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Main Author: Ricardo Portiolli Franco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia 2021-02-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Nephrology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-28002021000200263&tlng=pt