Preoperative vessel imaging by ultrasound mapping vs standard preoperative care: Fistulas matured Clinical assessment by experienced HD nurse⁴
Preoperative vessel imaging by ultrasound mapping showed no clear difference in fistulas matured Clinical assessment by experienced HD nurse⁴ compared with standard preoperative care (low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Preoperative vessel imaging by ultrasound mapping vs standard preoperative care Fistulas matured Clinical assessment by experienced HD nurse⁴ · HD patients with arteriovenous fistulas Preoperative vessel imaging by ultrasound mapping showed no clear difference in fistulas matured Clinical assessment by experienced HD nurse⁴ compared with standard preoperative care (low certainty). Preoperative vascular access evaluation for haemodialysis patients (2015) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.11 [0.98, 1.25] | 3 studies · 356 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preoperative vascular access evaluation for haemodialysis patients 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.