aOR |
Adjusted odds ratio |
AMI |
Acute myocardial infarction |
AUC |
Area under the curve |
AV |
Arteriovenous |
AVF |
Arteriovenous fistula |
AVG |
Arteriovenous graft |
BFR |
Blood flow rate |
BP |
Blood pressure |
BTM |
Body Thermal Monitor |
CDC |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
CHF |
Congestive heart failure |
CI |
Confidence interval |
CKD |
Chronic kidney disease |
CLS |
Catheter lock solution |
CMS |
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services |
CPG |
Clinical Practice Guideline |
CPM |
Clinical performance measure |
CPR |
Clinical Practice Recommendation |
CQI |
Continuous quality improvement |
CRB |
Catheter-related bacteremia |
CrCl |
Creatinine clearance |
CVC |
Central venous catheter |
CVD |
Cardiovascular disease |
DD |
In line dialysance |
DDU |
Duplex Doppler ultrasound |
DOPPS |
Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study |
DOQI |
Dialysis Outcomes Quality Initiative |
DRIL |
Distal revascularization—interval ligation |
DSA |
Digital subtraction angiography |
DU |
Doppler ultrasound |
DVP |
Dynamic venous pressures |
FDA |
Food and Drug Administration |
FFBI |
Fistula First Breakthrough Initiative |
GFR |
Glomerular filtration rate |
GPT |
Glucose pump infusion technique |
Hct |
Hematocrit |
HD |
Hemodialysis |
HDM |
Hemodynamic monitoring |
HTN |
Hypertension |
IAP |
Intra-access pressure |
IgG |
Immunoglobulin G |
KLS |
Kidney Learning System |
KRT |
Kidney replacement therapy |
LVH |
Left ventricular hypertrophy |
MAP |
Mean arterial (blood) pressure |
MRA |
Magnetic resonance angiography |
N |
Number of subjects |
NCC |
Noncuffed catheter |
nd |
No data reported |
NKF |
National Kidney Foundation |
NS |
Not significant |
NVAII |
National Vascular Access Improvement Initiative |
OABF |
Optodilution by ultrafiltration |
ORX |
Optodilutional recirculation measurement technique |
∆P |
Pressure gradient |
PAVA |
Proximal arteriovenous anastomosis |
PD |
Peritoneal dialysis |
PE |
Pulmonary embolism |
PFSS |
Percutaneous fibrin sheath stripping |
PIA |
Intra-access pressure |
PICC |
Peripherally inserted central catheter |
PSV |
Peak systolic velocity |
PTA |
Percutaneous angioplasty |
PTFE |
Polytetrafluoroethylene |
PU |
Polyurethane |
PVD |
Peripheral vascular disease |
QA |
Access blood flow |
QA/CQI |
Quality assurance/continuous quality improvement |
QB |
Blood pump flow delivered to the dialyzer |
QBP |
Blood pump flow |
Qf |
Ultrafiltration rate |
QIP |
Quality improvement project |
QOL |
Quality of life |
RCT |
Randomized controlled trial |
ROC |
Receiver operating characteristic |
RR |
Relative risk |
rTPA |
Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator |
SGA |
Subjective global assessment |
SVC |
Superior vena cava |
SVR |
Systolic velocity ratio |
TCC |
Tunneled cuffed catheter |
TD |
Thermal dilution |
tPA |
Tissue plasminogen activator |
TQA |
Transcutaneous optodilution flow method |
UDT |
Ultrasound dilution technique |
UK |
Urokinase |
UOP |
Urine output |
UreaD |
Urea dialysance |
UrCl |
Urea clearance |
URR |
Urea reduction ratio |
US |
Ultrasonography |
USRDS |
United States Renal Data System |
VAT |
Vascular access team |
VDP |
Venous drip chamber pressure |
VFDU |
Variable flow Doppler ultrasound |