25 January 2025 : Clinical Research
Cost-Effective Day Surgery for Arteriovenous Fistula Stenosis: A Viable Model for Hemodialysis Patients
Yi Zeng
1BCE, Jing Wen 1BCD, Shen Zhan 1BCD, Xuyang Hao 1BCD, Yuzhu Wang 1AEF*, Lihong Zhang 1AEFG
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.946128
Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e946128
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients in day surgery and ward groups.
| Day group | Ward group | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 112 | 74 | – |
| Male (%) | 56 (50%) | 31 (41.89%) | 0.1496 |
| Age (months, M±Q) | 62.5 (55.3, 69.0) | 61 (51.5, 70.0) | 0.4313 |
| Dialysis age (months, M±Q) | 26 (12, 64.5) | 32.5 (14.0, 46.3) | 0.7093 |
| Fistula age (months, M±Q) | 24 (12, 58.5) | 25.5 (11.5, 43.5) | 0.5352 |
| Diabetes (%) | 49.11% | 51.35% | 0.7645 |
| Coronary heart disease (%) | 24.11% | 20.27% | 0.5402 |
| Peripheral vascular disease (%) | 23.21% | 23.97% | 0.9695 |
| values were calculated with Mann-Whitney U test for continuous data and the chi-square test for categorical data. | |||