title: The fate of end-stage renal disease patients after arteriovenous fistula creation in a northern Nigerian teaching hospital.
abstract: With few end-stage renal disease patients having access to dialysis, we sought to determine the average duration of survival of these patients, after creation of an arteriovenous fistula. Out of 36 patients, 26 had died a little over 6 months later.
authors.affiliation: Lecturer/Consultant, Department of Surgery, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria edais23@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Sunday
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Edaigbini
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Istifanus
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bosan
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Adeola
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Orogade
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000401:mortality*; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D062666:Vascular Access Devices / Q000009:adverse effects*
keywords: Africa; arteriovenous fistula; renal failure treatment