Two weeks post-operative ultrasound examination of radio-cephalic arteriovenous fistulae to predict maturity in a Chinese population.

CONCLUSION:: Two weeks after surgery, a new wrist radio-cephalic arteriovenous fistula with a cephalic vein diameter >4.285 mm was considered suitable for dialysis. A high-risk arteriovenous fistula failure would benefit from early intervention. PMID: 30618326 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Journal of Vascular Access - Category: Surgery Tags: J Vasc Access Source Type: research