Primary failure of autogenous arteriovenous fistula: Critical analysis

Conclusion: Female gender was at a higher risk of poor unassisted AVF patency if their age was ≥65 years, had second AVF creation, loupe magnification not used or if arterial plaque was present. An absence of thrill immediately or at 24 hours or an AVF diameter ≤5 mm were independent intraoperative factors for poor outcome. On the contrary, diabetics, elderly males and intimal thickness were essentially noncontributors for AVF failure, except in few subsets.

Source: Indian Journal of Nephrology - December 4, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: R Venkatnarayanan Pavitra Manu Dogra Rohit Bavdekar Sanjeev Kumar Singh Asish Kumar Mondal Source Type: research