title: Author's reply to "Survival following arteriovenous fistula formation: are grafts indicated in the elderly?": AVF remains the gold standard in elderly patients in dialysis.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Nephrology and Dialysis, Verbania - Italy.
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Borzumati
mesh_terms: D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D034941:Upper Extremity / Q000098:blood supply*