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Patency And Complication Rates Of The Arteriovenous Fistula: A Systematic Review, Ahmed A. Al-Jaishi
Patency And Complication Rates Of The Arteriovenous Fistula: A Systematic Review, Ahmed A. Al-Jaishi
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Advantages of fistulas, which include long patency and low complication rates, were ascertained over two decades ago and may not apply to the contemporary dialysis population. We conducted a systematic review to summarize the patency and complication rates of fistulas from literature published after 1999. We screened 7,008 citations and 62 articles met our criteria. The risk of primary failure was 27% (95% confidence interval (CI): 23–32%). When primary failures were included, the primary and secondary patency rates were 59% (CI 53–64%) and 66% (CI 58–74%) at one year, respectively. The median rates of infection, ischemic steal syndrome, and thrombosis …
Shift Work And Cardiovascular Events: Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis, Manav V. Vyas
Shift Work And Cardiovascular Events: Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis, Manav V. Vyas
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The prevalence of shift work is increasing in the general population. There is conflicting epidemiologic evidence on the association between shift work and cardiovascular disease. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies that measured shift work-cardiovascular disease associations. We screened 12,350 articles and identified 35 eligible studies. The pooled risk ratios (RR) for myocardial infarction, all coronary events and ischemic stroke were 1.23 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.15 to 1.31, I2 = 0), 1.24 (95% CI 1.10 to 1.39, I2 = 85%) and 1.05 (95% CI 1.01 to 1.09, I2 = 0), respectively. The …