Patients on maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) with a vascular catheter (VC) have inferior outcomes compared to patients with an arteriovenous fistula (AVF). To estimate the legacy effect of the VC, we investigate the effect of pre-transplant hemodialysis vascular access on early post-renal transplant (Tx) outcomes.
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