Brachiobasilic fistulae: an upper limb autologous option for everyone?

Conclusions BBF are associated with a significant initial operative burden and higher complication and poorer patency rates than BCF. About one-third of BBF created in this series were never used. Given the morbidity associated with this procedure, careful consideration should be given to creation of BBF in pre-dialysis patients particularly those in whom the rate of decline in renal function is slow. PMID: 26923036 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Renal Failure - Category: Urology & Nephrology Tags: Ren Fail Source Type: research