Effects of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation on vascular access thrombosis in polytetrafluorethylene grafts
Effects of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation on vascular access thrombosis in polytetrafluorethylene grafts
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DOI:
10.1053/j.jrn.2006.07.009
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发表时间:
2007-03-01
影响因子:
3.2
通讯作者:
Leutholtz, Brian C.
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作者:
Bowden, Rodney G.;Wilson, Ronald L.;Leutholtz, Brian C.
Objective: 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.Design: This study was conducted with a triple-blind, permuted-block, randomized, placebo-controlled experimental design.Setting: Dialysis clinics with patients who, in accordance with physician diagnosis, needed a new PTFE graft.Patients and Other Participants: Patients on long-term hemodialysis with newly placed PTFE grafts who were unable to receive a native arteriovenous fistula.Intervention: 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.Main Outcome Variable: Primary patency of the PTFE graft.Results: 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.Conclusions: No significant differences in primary patency rates were noted in the experimental and control groups. (C) 2007 by the National Kidney Foundation, Inc.