Integrating vascular access surveillance with clinical monitoring for stenosis prediction

• Published in: Journal of nephrology Vol. 37; no. 2; pp. 461 - 470
• Main Authors: Wu, Chung-Kuan, Lin, Chia-Hsun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.03.2024
• Subjects: Aged; Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical - adverse effects; Blood Flow Velocity; Constriction, Pathologic; Female; Graft Occlusion, Vascular - diagnosis; Graft Occlusion, Vascular - etiology; Graft Occlusion, Vascular - physiopathology; Humans; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Nephrology; original Article; Predictive Value of Tests; Regional Blood Flow; Renal Dialysis; Retrospective Studies; Urology; Vascular Patency; Arteriovenous fistula; Arteriovenous graft; Vascular access stenosis; Clinical monitoring

Background Arteriovenous fistula and arteriovenous graft are the most common types of vascular access for dialysis; stenosis and thrombosis are major complications leading to access failure and to an incresed risk of mortality. The aim of the present study was to assess the results of integrating  s...