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Primary and secondary patency, maturation, thrombosis and reintervention rates were evaluated.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      No significant perioperative complications occurred among 151 STS and 122 ETS patients. Secondary patency rates were similar (STS 97% vs ETS 93%,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.229). Primary patency was higher in the STS group (56% vs 43%,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.025), though time to patency loss was comparable (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.378). Maturation rates without intervention were 89% (STS) and 83% (ETS), with no statistically significant difference (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.158). Fistula flow was higher with STS. AVF thrombosis was more frequent in ETS (10% vs 3%,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.000), as was radial artery thrombosis (5% vs 0.7%,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.032).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our findings suggest STS is a safe, effective alternative to ETS in appropriate clinical settings.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/11297298251382264","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,8]],"date-time":"2025-10-08T06:37:22Z","timestamp":1759905442000},"page":"1045-1051","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Side-to-side versus end-to-side anastomosis 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