Nov 30, 2019

Patient selection, education, and cannulation of percutaneous arteriovenous fistulae: An ASDIN White Paper

The journal of vascular access
Haimanot Wasse, Alejandro C Alvarez, Debbie Brouwer-Maier, Jeffrey E Hull, Saravanan Balamuthusamy, Terry F Litchfield, Randy I Cooper, Dheeraj K Rajan, Vandana Dua Niyyar, Anil K Agarwal, Kenneth Abreo, Charmaine E Lok, William C Jennings
End-stage kidney disease patients who are candidates for surgical arteriovenous fistula creation commonly experience obstacles to a functional surgical arteriovenous fistula, including protracted wait time for creation, poor maturation, and surgical arteriovenous fistula dysfunction that can result in significant patient morbidity. The recent approval of two endovascular devices designed to create a percutaneous arteriovenous fistula enables arteriovenous fistula creation to be placed in the...