title: Arteriovenous Vascular Access Selection and Evaluation.
abstract: When making decisions regarding vascular access creation, the clinician and vascular access team must evaluate each patient individually with consideration of life expectancy, timelines for dialysis start, risks and benefits of access creation, referral wait times, as well as the risk for access complications. The role of the multidisciplinary team in facilitating access choice is reviewed, as well as the clinical evaluation of the patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: Jennifer M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: MacRae
authors.affiliation: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oliver
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dipchand
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Swapnil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hiremath
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kappel
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: Mercedeh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kiaii
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Charmaine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lok
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Providence Health Care, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
authors.forename: Rick
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Luscombe
authors.affiliation: Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
authors.forename: Lisa M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
authors.forename: Louise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Moist
keywords: arteriovenous access evaluation; cannulation; cardiac remodeling; fistula; fistula maturation; graft; vascular access; vessel mapping