Minimizing delays to hemodialysis access maturation: A quality improvement analysis

CONCLUSION: Preoperative vein mapping contributed up to 21% of referral to maturation times but was not associated with increased tunneled catheter duration. While tunneled catheter placement impacted access maturation it did not cause additional pre-operative delays. Earlier referrals for access creation and reduction of outpatient wait-time from referral to OR and increased AV graft placement may minimize catheter days in our system thereby mitigating the added delays caused by pre-operative vein mapping.PMID:38602233 | DOI:10.1177/11297298241244509
Source: The Journal of Vascular Access - Category: Surgery Authors: Source Type: research