Letty V van Vliet, Niek Zonnebeld, Jan H Tordoir, Wouter Huberts, Lee H Bouwman, Philippe W Cuypers, Stefan G Heinen, Laurens C Huisman, Susan Lemson, Barend Me Mees, Felix J Schlösser, André A de Smet, Raechel J Toorop, Tammo Delhaas, Maarten G Snoeijs
OBJECTIVE: Clinical guidelines provide recommendations on the minimal blood vessel diameters required for arteriovenous fistula creation but the evidence for these recommendations is limited. We compared vascular access outcomes of fistulas created in agreement with the ESVS Clinical Practice Guidelines (i.e. arteries and veins >2 mm for forearm fistulas and >3 mm for upper arm fistulas) with fistulas created outside these recommendations. METHODS: The multicenter Shunt Simulation Study cohort contains 211 hemodialysis patients who received a first radiocephalic, brachiocephalic, or brachiobasilic fistula before publication of the ESVS Clinical Practice Guidelines...
June 19, 2023: Journal of Vascular Access