University of California San Diego (UCSD) Reports Findings in Sepsis (Incidence and Risk Factors of Sepsis In Hemodialysis Patients In the United States)

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2021 MAY 05 (NewsRx) - By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Disease Prevention Daily - New research on Blood Diseases and Conditions - Sepsis is the subject of a report. According to news reporting from La Jolla, California, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, "Sepsis is one the most serious and life-threatening complication in patients with chronic hemodialysis (HD) access. Arteriovenous fistula (AVF) use is associated with a lower risk of infection." The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from the University of California San Diego (UCSD), "However, several prior studies identified significantly higher number of patients initiating HD using a catheter (HC) or arteriovenous graft (AVG). The aim of this study was to use a large national renal database to report the incidence and risk factors of sepsis in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) initiating HD access using AVF, AVG, or HC in the United States.