AVF	Arteriovenous Fistula
AVG	Arteriovenous graft
BMS	Dare Metal Stents
BSI	Blood Stream infections
CRBI	Catheter Related Bloodstream Infection
CDC	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CMS	Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CRAT	Catheter Related Atrial Thrombus
CT	Computed Tommography
CVS	Central Vein Stenosis
DCB	Drug Coated balloon
EAVF	Endovascular Arteriovenous Fistula
eAVG	Early cannulation Arteriovenous Graft
ESKD	End Stage Kidney Disease
FSG	Flair Endovascular Graft
FFI	Fistula First Initiative
FIR	Far Infrared Therapy
HAIDI	Hemodialysis Access Induced Distal Ischemia
HeRO	Hemodialysis Reliable Outflow
IDSA	Infectious Disease Society of America
K-DOQI	Kidney Disease Dialysis Outcomes and Quality Initiatives
KT/V	Dialysis Clearance index
MCP-1	Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein 1
MRSA	Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
NHSN	National Healthcare Safety Network
NTDS	Nephrologists Transforming Dialysis Safety
Omega-3 PUFAs	Omega -3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids
PTA	Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty
PTFE	Polytetrafluoroethylene
ePTFE	Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene
RCT	Randomized controlled trial
RENOVA	Post-Approval Study for the FLAIR Endovascular Stent Graft
REVISE Vascular Access Revision with Viabahn Endoprosthesis vs.	Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty
SAR CoV-2	severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
TCC	Tunnelled Central Catheter
TCVO	Thoracic Central Vein Obstruction
TNF-Alpha	Tumor Necrosis Factor
t-PA	Tissue Plasminogen Activator
USRDS	United States Renal Data Systems
VSG	Viabahn Stent Graft