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It is unclear if this is attributable to the physiological benefits of a mature access on systemic circulation versus confounding factors.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We examined a nationwide cohort of 3026 US veterans with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) transitioning to dialysis between 2007 and 2011 who had a pre-dialysis AVF\/AVG and had at least three outpatient eGFR measurements both before and after AVF\/AVG creation. Slopes of eGFR were estimated using mixed-effects models adjusted for fixed and time-dependent confounders, and compared separately for the pre- and post-AVF\/AVG period overall and in patients stratified by AVF\/AVG maturation. In all, 3514 patients without AVF\/AVG who started dialysis with a catheter served as comparators, using an arbitrary 6-month index date before dialysis initiation to assess change in eGFR slopes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Of the 3026 patients with AVF\/AVG (mean age 67 years, 98% male, 75% diabetic), 71% had a mature AVF\/AVG at dialysis initiation. eGFR decline accelerated in the last 6 months prior to dialysis in patients with a catheter (median, from \u22126.0 to \u221216.3 mL\/min\/1.73 m2\/year, P &amp;lt; 0.001), while a significant deceleration of eGFR decline was seen after vascular access creation in those with AVF\/AVG (median, from \u22125.6 to \u22124.1 mL\/min\/1.73 m2\/year, P &amp;lt; 0.001). Findings were independent of AVF\/AVG maturation status and were robust in adjusted models.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The creation of pre-dialysis AVF\/AVG appears to be associated with eGFR slope deceleration and, consequently, may delay the onset of dialysis initiation in advanced CKD patients.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ndt\/gfw220","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,5,30]],"date-time":"2016-05-30T22:04:00Z","timestamp":1464645840000},"page":"1330-1337","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":26,"title":["Association between vascular access creation and deceleration of estimated glomerular filtration rate decline in late-stage chronic kidney disease patients transitioning to end-stage renal 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