1. Fistula and Survival Outcomes after Fistula Creation among Predialysis Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 5 Patients
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Table 1. Timing of AVF creation for predialysis CKD patients suggested in guidelines

2. Fistula and Survival Outcomes after Fistula Creation among Predialysis Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 5 Patients
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Table 2. Baseline characteristics of the analysis population

3. Fistula and Survival Outcomes after Fistula Creation among Predialysis Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 5 Patients
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Fig. 1. eGFR at AVF creation. A total of 303 patients with CKD 5 were entered into the histogram. The mean eGFR at AVF creation was 7.2 mL/min/1.73 m2. eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; AVF, arteriovenous fistula; CKD, chronic kidney disease.

4. Fistula and Survival Outcomes after Fistula Creation among Predialysis Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 5 Patients
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Table 3. Cumulative incidences (described as percentage values) of unnecessary AVF creation and dialysis commencement

5. Fistula and Survival Outcomes after Fistula Creation among Predialysis Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 5 Patients
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Fig. 2. a Cumulative incidence of unnecessary AVF creation as a composite of predialysis AVF failure or death. To evaluate the incidence of unnecessary AVF creation, dialysis commencement was treated as a competing risk instead of being censored. b Cumulative incidence of dialysis commencement. To evaluate the incidence of dialysis commencement, death before dialysis commencement was treated as a competing risk instead of being censored. VA, vascular access; AVF, arteriovenous fistula.

6. Fistula and Survival Outcomes after Fistula Creation among Predialysis Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 5 Patients
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Fig. 3. Unnecessary AVF creation rate and dialysis commencement rate were described by age (≥75 vs. <75 years) and eGFR (<10 vs. ≥10 mL/min/1.73 m2) subgroups. a Cumulative incidence of unnecessary AVF creation among eGFR subgroups. b Cumulative incidence of unnecessary AVF creation among age subgroups. c Cumulative incidence of dialysis commencement among eGFR subgroups. d Cumulative incidence of dialysis commencement among age subgroups. To evaluate the incidence of unnecessary AVF creation, dialysis commencement was treated as a competing risk instead of being censored. Similarly, to evaluate the incidence of dialysis commencement, death before dialysis commencement was treated as a competing risk instead of being censored. VA, vascular access; AVF, arteriovenous fistula; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate.

7. Fistula and Survival Outcomes after Fistula Creation among Predialysis Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 5 Patients
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Table 4. Predictors for unnecessary AVF creation and dialysis commencementa