Outcomes of Arteriovenous Fistula Creation after the Fistula First Initiative

Outcomes of arteriovenous fistula creation after the Fistula First Initiative.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is the preferred hemodialysis access, but AVF-failure rate is high, and complications from AVF placement are rarely reported. There is no clear consensus on predictors of AVF patency. This study determined AVF outcomes and patency predictors at Mayo Clinic Rochester following the Fistula First Initiative. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS,...

Proximal Forearm Arteriovenous Fistula Creation

Worldwide greater than two million patients need renal replacement therapy. The aging population coupled with increasing need of dialysis access leaves surgeons gaining innovative ways to solve this crisis. Guidelines developed by the DOQI and Society of Vascular Surgery advised the creation of autologous fistula due to better long-term patency, fewer re-interventions, lower health-care cost, a...

Arteriovenous fistula after hair transplantation.

The most common cosmetic operation for men is hair transplantation [1]. The punch-graft technique has emerged as the simplest and most effective method. It is carried out under local anesthesia and has relatively few complications [2] . We report a rare complication of punch-graft transplantation, an arteriovenous malformation; it has not been previously documented angiographically in the liter...

Spinal dural arteriovenous fistula : a case report

Background: Spinal dural AVF is the most common type of spinal vascular malformation. However, presenting symptoms differ according to site of spinal involvement. This study described a case of arteriovenous malformation with paraparesis and incontinence. Case Presentation: Diagnosis of patient was confirmed by clinical and imaging examination using magnetic resonance image and ruling out ot...

Mesenteric arteriovenous fistula after a gunshot wound.