Table 1 Review of the literature on clinical challenges of renal replacement therapy for patients with end-stage renal disease and systemic scleroderma
Reference | Age | Sex | SRC | Lung Tx | RRT | Challenges | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[20] | 51 | Female | Yes | No | PD for 64 months and consequent transfer to HD for 2 years until death | Displaced PD catheter, EPS, abandoned brachiocephalic AVF by thrombosis | Dead |
[31] | 44 | Female | Yes | No | HD | Venous rupture during creation of radiocephalic AVF, delayed and poor maturation of AVF, restricted blood flow rate | Alive |
Current case | 51 | Female | No | Yes | HD | Cephalic vein stenosis | Alive |