%0 Journal Article %T Timing of Fistula Creation and the Probability of Catheter-Free Use: A Cohort Study %A Alix Clarke %A Amit X. Garg %A Louise M. Moist %A Matthew J. Oliver %A Ngan N. Lam %A Peter G. Blake %A Pietro Ravani %A Robert R. Quinn %A Swapnil Hiremath %J Archive of "Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease". %D 2019 %R 10.1177/2054358119843139 %X Fistula creation is recommended to avoid the use of central venous catheters for hemodialysis. The extent to which timing of fistula creation minimizes catheter use is unclear %K hemodialysis %K vascular access %K arteriovenous fistula %K catheter-free use %K epidemiology and outcomes %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6506926/