AIMS: To review the available literature regarding patency rates and complications of the
brachial-basilic arterio-venous fistula (BBAVF) and to discuss this with relation to the current …

Increasing the creation of arteriovenous fistulas in the maintenance of hemodialysis patients
is of great importance to the nephrology community. The creation of the brachial artery …

BACKGROUND: Vascular access is a necessity for patients with end-stage renal disease
who need chronic intermittent hemodialysis. According to Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality …

Abstract Background. According to the National Kidney Foundation-Dialysis Outcomes
Quality Initiative (NKF-DOQI) and the European Guidelines, the first and second choice for …

OBJECTIVE: The National Kidney Foundation Dialysis Outcomes and Quality Initiative
recommends autogenous access for new dialysis procedures. The patient requiring …

Two-stage autogenous brachial vein–brachial artery access (ABBA) has been proposed as
an option where adequate superficial vein is not available for the creation of conventional …

Introduction A brachiobasilic arteriovenous fistula (BB-AVF) can provide access for
haemodialysis in patients who are not eligible for a more superficial fistula. However, it is …

OBJECTIVE: Patients requiring access for hemodialysis in whom radiocephalic or
brachiocephalic arteriovenous fistulas cannot be formed or have failed present a significant …

Background: Many haemodialysis patients are unable to have or maintain distal upper limb
arteriovenous (AV) fistulas because of inadequate veins or arteries and therefore require …

Aim The aim of this paper was to compare the outcomes of patients undergoing autogenous
brachial-basilic upper arm transposition fistulas (BBAVF) with prosthetic brachial-axillary …