Table 1. The search strategy summary.

Items	Specification
Date of search	5/15/22
Databases and other sources searched	EMBASE, PubMed
Search terms used	Dialysis, hemodialysis, fistula, graft, angioplasty, PTA, stenosis
Timeframe	1980–2022
Inclusion and exclusion criteria	English language literature only
Selection process	Literature review performed by DMD and SOT

PTA, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty.