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To evaluate the efficacy and safety of antiplatelet agents in preventing thrombosis and bleeding complications in hemodialysis arteriovenous fistulae and grafts.

April 23, 2010International Journal of Clinical PracticeOpen Access

Antiplatelet agents for the prevention of arteriovenous fistula and graft thrombosis: a meta analysis

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CCCraig I ColemanPreventive Cardiology LTLaura A. TuttleUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill CTColleen TeevanHartford Hospital

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Meta-analysis finds antiplatelet agents reduce thrombosis risk in arteriovenous fistulae but not grafts, highlighting targeted use for hemodialysis vascular access.

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To evaluate the efficacy and safety of antiplatelet agents in preventing thrombosis and bleeding complications in hemodialysis arteriovenous fistulae and grafts.
Systematic search and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials evaluating antiplatelet therapy for arteriovenous fistula or graft thrombosis and bleeding.
Outcomes from 10 eligible trials were pooled using a random-effects model, analyzing fistulae and grafts as separate cohorts.
Antiplatelet agents significantly reduced the incidence of arteriovenous fistula thrombosis (OR 0.54, 95% CI 0.31–0.94).
Arteriovenous graft thrombosis was not significantly reduced by antiplatelet therapy (OR 0.50, 95% CI 0.16–1.53).
Qualitative review of bleeding complications showed no concerning elevated risk, though events could not be evaluated statistically.

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Coleman et al. (2010) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a99c3f80d1af6986aabfa53 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-1241.2009.02329.x

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Meta-analysis finds antiplatelet agents reduce thrombosis risk in arteriovenous fistulae but not grafts, highlighting targeted use for hemodialysis vascular access.

Antiplatelet agents for the prevention of arteriovenous fistula and graft thrombosis: a meta analysis

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Antiplatelet agents for the prevention of arteriovenous fistula and graft thrombosis: a meta analysis

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