Dialysis Via Fistulas May Help Young or Old

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In a study involving 72 people, half older than 75 and the rest between 40 and 60, the researchers found that the AV fistulas retained the same patency, or openness, in each age group.

"Elderly patients' arteriovenous (AV) fistulas responded just as well as those in younger patients in length of time the access stayed open and in moving blood flow efficiently," Forauer said. "An AV fistula is the preferred access at any age."

An estimated 27 million people in the United States have chronic kidney disease. About 500,000 are being treated for kidney failure, which requires dialysis up to three times a week or a kidney transplant to live.

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