Abstract: 【Abstract】Objective To analyze the status of clinical study and progress trend of arteriovenous fistula published in CNKI through bibliometric analysis in order to provide references for the study of arteriovenous fistula. Methods The literature about internal arteriovenous fistula in the period from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2017 in CNKI database was retrieved. The software Note Express was used to conduct metrology analysis on publication time, keywords, periodicals, funds, institutions and highly quoted literature, Excel was used to depict results. Results In the recent 5 years, number of the publications has been increasing year by year. Nursing and complications of internal arteriovenous fistula are the hot spots in this field. The journal“Chinese Journal of Blood Purification”ranks the first to publish research results in the field. National and local governments have also supported this study. Conclusion The study of internal arteriovenous fistula will have a prosperous future and fruitful contributions. The journal“Chinese Journal of Blood Purification”should continue to promote the spread of theresearch results. We hope the government gives further support for the research of arteriovenous fistula.

Key words: CNKI, Arteriovenous internal fistula, Bibliometrics, Literature analysis