In:
The Journal of Vascular Access, SAGE Publications, Vol. 4, No. 2 ( 2003-04), p. 68-72
Abstract:
The choice of vascular access in hemodialysis pediatric patients can be challenging, due to the small diameter of vessels. In the last 19 years, 38 arteriovenous fistulas (AVF) for hemodialysis have been created on 21 patients; 25 of them were radio-cephalic AVF. The evaluation of the vessels was, in the majority of cases, done by clinical criteria. A local anesthesia was used in all surgical procedures. The percentage of early AVF failure was 24%. Long-term AVF survival was 97%, 65% and 55% at respectively 1, 3 and 5 years. Our data indicate that even in pediatric patients the radio-cephalic fistula is the first choice surgical procedure.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1129-7298
,
1724-6032
DOI:
10.1177/112972980300400207
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
2003
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2079292-X
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