TY - JOUR
T1 - Use of vascular access for haemodialysis in Europe: a report from the ERA-EDTA Registry
AU - Noordzij, Marlies
AU - Jager, Kitty J.
AU - van der Veer, Sabine N.
AU - Kramar, Reinhard
AU - Collart, Frederic
AU - Heaf, James G.
AU - Stojceva-Taneva, Olivera
AU - Leivestad, Torbjørn
AU - Buturovic-Ponikvar, Jadranka
AU - Benítez Sánchez, Manuel
AU - Moreso, Fransesc
AU - Prütz, Karl G.
AU - Severn, Alison
AU - Wanner, Christoph
AU - Vanholder, Raymond
AU - Ravani, Pietro
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Although arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) are actively promoted, their use at the start of haemodialysis (HD) seems to be decreasing worldwide. In this paper, we describe recent trends in incidence and prevalence of vascular access types in Europe from 2005 to 2009 and their relationship with patient characteristics and survival. Ten European renal registries participating in the ERA-EDTA Registry provided data on incidence (n = 13,044) and/or prevalence (n = 75,715) of vascular access types. We used logistic regression to assess which factors influence the likelihood to be treated with an AVF rather than another type. The use of AVFs at the start of HD showed a significant decreasing trend from 42% in 2005 to 32% in 2009 (P < 0.0001), while the use of central venous catheters (CVCs) increased from 58 to 68% (P < 0.0001). A similar evolution pattern was observed for the prevalence; use of AVFs decreased from 66 to 62% and use of CVCs increased from 28 to 32%. There was a large international variation in the use of the different vascular access types. Female patients [adjusted odds ratio: 0.84, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.78-0.90] and those ≥80 years (0.77, 95% CI: 0.67-0.90) were least likely to start HD with an AVF. In Europe, there is a decreasing trend in the use of AVFs and an increasing trend in the use of CVCs at the start and after the start of HD. We cannot explain all between-country variations we found, and more research is needed to clarify how healthcare around vascular access is organized in Europe
AB - Although arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) are actively promoted, their use at the start of haemodialysis (HD) seems to be decreasing worldwide. In this paper, we describe recent trends in incidence and prevalence of vascular access types in Europe from 2005 to 2009 and their relationship with patient characteristics and survival. Ten European renal registries participating in the ERA-EDTA Registry provided data on incidence (n = 13,044) and/or prevalence (n = 75,715) of vascular access types. We used logistic regression to assess which factors influence the likelihood to be treated with an AVF rather than another type. The use of AVFs at the start of HD showed a significant decreasing trend from 42% in 2005 to 32% in 2009 (P < 0.0001), while the use of central venous catheters (CVCs) increased from 58 to 68% (P < 0.0001). A similar evolution pattern was observed for the prevalence; use of AVFs decreased from 66 to 62% and use of CVCs increased from 28 to 32%. There was a large international variation in the use of the different vascular access types. Female patients [adjusted odds ratio: 0.84, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.78-0.90] and those ≥80 years (0.77, 95% CI: 0.67-0.90) were least likely to start HD with an AVF. In Europe, there is a decreasing trend in the use of AVFs and an increasing trend in the use of CVCs at the start and after the start of HD. We cannot explain all between-country variations we found, and more research is needed to clarify how healthcare around vascular access is organized in Europe
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gfu253
DO - https://doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gfu253
M3 - Article
C2 - 25061126
SN - 0931-0509
VL - 29
SP - 1956
EP - 1964
JO - Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation
JF - Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation
IS - 10
ER -