A Review of the Current Status of Percutaneous Endovascular Arteriovenous Fistula Creation for Haemodialysis Access

• Published in: Cardiovascular and interventional radiology Vol. 42; no. 1; pp. 1 - 9
• Main Authors: Jones, Robert G., Morgan, Robert A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.01.2019; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aged; Anastomosis; Angiography - instrumentation; Angiography - methods; Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical - instrumentation; Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical - methods; BLOOD VESSELS; Cardiology; Cardiovascular system; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; DIALYSIS; Embolization, Therapeutic - instrumentation; Embolization, Therapeutic - methods; Endovascular Procedures - instrumentation; Endovascular Procedures - methods; Failure rates; Female; Fistula; FISTULAE; FLUOROSCOPY; Forearm - blood supply; Hemodialysis; Humans; Hyperplasia; Imaging; INJURIES; Intervention; ISCHEMIA; Kidney Failure, Chronic - physiopathology; Kidney Failure, Chronic - therapy; KIDNEYS; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; New technology; Nuclear Medicine; Patient Selection; PATIENTS; Radiology; RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; RADIOWAVE RADIATION; Renal Dialysis - methods; Review; Stenosis; SURGERY; Trauma; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; Ultrasonography, Interventional - instrumentation; Ultrasonography, Interventional - methods; Ultrasound; Vascular Patency - physiology; Dialysis fistulas; Interventional radiology; AVF creation; Endovascular; Renal failure

Surgical fistulas were first described over 50 years ago and have revolutionized the outlook for millions of dialysis-dependent patients. Despite many developments, results remain sub-optimal with high rates of primary failure and re-intervention to maintain patency. Surgical fistulas are known to f...