Table 1. Cumulative survival of AVF and AVG, with or without inclusion of primary failures.
| Reference | N of pts | Primary failure | Median access survival in months (excluding primary failures) | Median access survival in months (including primary failures) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVF | AVG | AVF | AVG | AVF | AVG | AVF | AVG | |
| Schild, 200834 | 998 | 702 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10 | 10 |
| Maya, 200922 | 322 | 289 | 38%* | 15% | 42 * | 20 | 13 | 13 |
| Lok, 201333 | 1012 | 128 | 40%* | 19% | 62 * | 24 | 7 | 15 |
| Allemang, 2014 32 | 390 | 265 | 32% * | 12% | -- | -- | 26 | 29 |
*
Primary failure, access never usable for dialysis.
**
p<0.001 vs AVG