Fig. 2

Time to access placement a and loss of access patency b in the first year of dialysis, among U.S. incident hemodialysis patients with systemic lupus erythematosus-attributed vs. other end-stage renal disease in 2010. a, among patients who started with only a catheter; b, among patients who used an arteriovenous fistula or graft on first dialysis. ESRD, end-stage renal disease; SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus