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ArticleCanadian journal of kidney health and disease2016

Arteriovenous Vascular Access Selection and Evaluation.

Jennifer M MacRae, Matthew Oliver, Edward Clark, Christine Dipchand, Swapnil Hiremath, Joanne Kappel, Mercedeh Kiaii, Charmaine Lok, Rick Luscombe, Lisa M Miller and 2 more

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Article in Canadian journal of kidney health and disease, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
19citing papers in PubMed
2.0field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. Arteriovenous Access: Infection, Neuropathy, and Other Complications.Canadian journal of kidney health and disease · 2016
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  19. Arteriovenous Access Failure, Stenosis, and Thrombosis.Canadian journal of kidney health and disease · 2016
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 10 institutions in 1 country.

Jennifer M MacRaeDepartment of Cardiac Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Matthew OliverSunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Edward ClarkFaculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Christine DipchandFaculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Swapnil HiremathFaculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Joanne KappelFaculty of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.
Mercedeh KiaiiFaculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Charmaine LokFaculty of Medicine, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Rick LuscombeDepartment of Nursing, Providence Health Care, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Lisa M MillerMax Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
Louise MoistDepartment of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
Canadian Society of Nephrology Vascular Access Work Group
University of Ottawa · CADalhousie University · CAProvidence Health Care · CASunnybrook Health Science Centre · CAUniversity Health Network · CAUniversity of British Columbia · CAUniversity of Calgary · CAUniversity of Manitoba · CAUniversity of Saskatchewan · CAWestern University · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

When making decisions regarding vascular access creation, the clinician and vascular access team must evaluate each patient individually with consideration of life expectancy, timelines for dialysis start, risks and benefits of access creation, referral wait times, as well as the risk for access complications. The role of the multidisciplinary team in facilitating access choice is reviewed, as well as the clinical evaluation of the patient.

Indexed as

arteriovenous access evaluationcannulationcardiac remodelingfistulafistula maturationgraftvascular accessvessel mapping

Identifiers

PMID28270917
PMCPMC5332074
OpenAlexW2524442850

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Registered trials

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