With the Vectra graft, bleeding often stops in about five minutes. I don't think I'd be liking dialysis without this graft. I'd be a bad patient. Whelan emphasized, though, that an artificial tube can never perform as well as patient's natural veins. The best hope for patients with failing kidneys, Whelan said, is to undergo vascular surgery as soon as possible to avert the need for an emergency catheter.
Fistulas grow larger and stronger with time.
The sooner they are created, the better they will eventually perform.