Arhuidese IJ, et al. - Researchers sought to report the age-related outcomes after arteriovenous graft placement in a population-based cohort of all patients who initiated hemodialysis in the US Renal Data System (2007-2014). They studied 78,341 patients; of these, 10,150 (13%) were younger than 50 years, 13,167 (16.8%) were 50 to 59 years, 19,975 (25.5%) were 60 to 69 years, 20,307 (25.9%) were 70 to 79 years, and 14,742 (18.8%) were 80+ years. Outcomes revealed no significant correlation between older age and prosthetic graft maturation or patency. However, there was an association of older age with a reduction in severe graft infection and the expected rise in mortality in this population-based cohort of hemodialysis patients.