Comparison of AVF Versus AVG in Elderly Patients Starting Dialysis

The location of vascular access placement in the upper extremity will be based on pre-surgery vein mapping and the appearance of the vessels at the time of the surgery, with the most distal clinically acceptable location used. When no contra-indication is present, the vascular access will be placed in the non-dominant arm per standard of care. In this case, the vascular access will be an arteriovenous fistula, or connection between a native artery and vein.

The location of vascular access placement in the upper extremity will be based on pre-surgery vein mapping and the appearance of the vessels at the time of the surgery, with the most distal clinically acceptable location used. When no contra-indication is present, the vascular access will be placed in the non-dominant arm per standard of care. In this case, the vascular access will be an arteriovenous graft, or synthetic connection between a native artery and vein.