A comparison of patency and interventions in thigh versus Hemodialysis Reliable Outflow grafts for chronic hemodialysis vascular access Evan R. Brownie, MD, Clark D. Kensinger, MD, Irene D. Feurer, PhD, Derek E. Moore, MD, MPH, David Shaffer, MD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 64, Issue 5, Pages 1392-1399 (November 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2016.04.055 Copyright © 2016 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Kaplan-Meier primary patency of prosthetic femoral-femoral looped inguinal access (thigh) grafts (n = 43) and Hemodialysis Reliable Outflow (HeRO) grafts (n = 33). Primary patency was significantly longer in thigh grafts through 3 years, with all standard errors (SE) of <10.0%. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2016 64, 1392-1399DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2016.04.055) Copyright © 2016 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Kaplan-Meier assisted primary patency of prosthetic femoral-femoral looped inguinal access (thigh) grafts (n = 43) and Hemodialysis Reliable Outflow (HeRO) grafts (n = 33). Assisted primary patency was significantly longer in thigh grafts, with standard errors (SE) of <10.0% through 50 months. The vertical reference line indicates the point where the SEs transitioned to being ≤10.5% in thigh grafts. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2016 64, 1392-1399DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2016.04.055) Copyright © 2016 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Kaplan-Meier secondary patency of prosthetic femoral-femoral looped inguinal access (thigh) grafts (n = 43) and Hemodialysis Reliable Outflow (HeRO) grafts (n = 33). Secondary patency was significantly longer in thigh grafts, with standard errors (SE) of <10.0% through 41 months. The vertical reference line indicates the point where SEs transitioned to being >10.0% in thigh grafts. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2016 64, 1392-1399DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2016.04.055) Copyright © 2016 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions