Arteriovenous fistula in dialysis patients: Factors implicated in early and late AVF maturation failure

作者：Bashar Khalid; Conlon Peter J; Kheirelseid Elrasheid A H; Aherne Thomas; Walsh Stewart R; Leahy Austin

来源：The Surgeon, 2016, 14(5): 294-300.

DOI：10.1016/j.surge.2016.02.001

• Arteriovenous fistula
• AVF
• Dialysis
• End stage renal disease
• Dialysis access
• Access survival
• Primary AVF patency
• Fistula maturation
• AVF failure
• AVF non-maturation
• Brachiobasilic arteriovenous fistula
• Far-Infra Red

Increasing numbers of patients are being diagnosed with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), and the demand for on haemodialysis (HD) is rising. Arteriovenous fistulae (AVFs) remain the best conduit for adequate HD, with fewer complications associated with long-term use compared to bypass grafts and central venous catheters. However, it is known that many newly formed fistulae do not mature to provide useful HD access. The paper provides a narrative overview of factors influencing the process of AVF maturation failure.

• 出版日期2016-10