Effects of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation on vascular access thrombosis in polytetrafluorethylene grafts
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of orally administered over-the-counter omega-3 (n-3) fatty acid supplements on primary patency of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) grafts. This study was conducted with a triple-blind, permuted-block, randomized, placebo-controlled experimental...
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Published in | Journal of renal nutrition Vol. 17; no. 2; p. 126 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
01.03.2007
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Summary: | The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of orally administered over-the-counter omega-3 (n-3) fatty acid supplements on primary patency of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) grafts.
This study was conducted with a triple-blind, permuted-block, randomized, placebo-controlled experimental design.
Dialysis clinics with patients who, in accordance with physician diagnosis, needed a new PTFE graft.
Patients on long-term hemodialysis with newly placed PTFE grafts who were unable to receive a native arteriovenous fistula.
Patients were followed prospectively for 8 months after they had been placed into an n-3 fatty acid or control group and were monitored for primary patency.
Primary patency of the PTFE graft.
The n-3 fatty acid group had a mean PTFE graft primary patency rate of 254.2 days (SEM = 51.8), and the control group had a mean PTFE graft primary patency rate of 254.1 days (SEM = 34.6), revealing no significant difference in survival time between groups.
No significant differences in primary patency rates were noted in the experimental and control groups. |
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ISSN: | 1532-8503 |
DOI: | 10.1053/j.jrn.2006.07.009 |