Guideline Atlas

Dialysis

Also known as: hemodialysis · peritoneal dialysis · renal replacement therapy · RRT

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United StatesNKF/AUA
Current

KDOQI Clinical Practice Guideline for Vascular Access: 2019 Update

National Kidney Foundation (NKF) KDOQI · 2019

The current KDOQI vascular access guideline addresses how haemodialysis access is planned, created, monitored and maintained, organised around an individualised end-stage kidney disease 'Life-Plan' for each patient.

  • NKF lists Vascular Access (2019) as the current KDOQI vascular access guideline and archives the 2006 edition under previous guidelines. source
  • All KDOQI guidelines and commentaries are developed by NKF and published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases. source
EuropeERA/EAU (global: KDIGO)

No ERA/EAU (global: KDIGO) guideline indexed for this condition yet.

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US vs EU key differences

No curated US/EU comparison yet for this disease.

What changed recently

  1. US200620192019-01-01

    The 2019 update completely rewrote the 2006 KDOQI vascular access guideline around an individualised ESKD Life-Plan rather than a fistula-first default, and set revised targets for arteriovenous fistulas, grafts and central venous catheters after review of trials published since 2006.

    source ↗curation confidence 90%

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