The ground-breaking article by Brescia and Cimino in 1966 (1) revolutionized the creation of
the vascular access, and the Cimino fistula was soon used in almost all dialysis patients …

The arteriovenous fistula (AVF) was first described and used as a reliable form of
hemodialysis (HD) vascular access (VA) by Brescia et al.(1) in 1966. Improvements in …

A hundred patients with RCAV fistulas we compared with 100 patients with expanded PTFE
fistulas created during the same time period. The fistulas were analyzed to compare early …

Two factors are necessary for an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) to be usable as dialysis access.
It must have adequate blood flow, and it must have a size that will allow for cannulation. An …

A significant number of arteriovenous fistulae (28 to 53%) never mature to support dialysis.
Often, renal physicians and surgeons wait for up to 6 months and even longer hoping that …

Evaluates the patency rates of arteriovenous fistulae for hemodialysis access in patients with
end stage renal disease. Five year retrospective review of patient records; Calculation using …

The native arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is considered the best access for hemodialysis due to
its longer survival and lower complication rates as compared with other forms of vascular …

Well-functioning vascular access is essential to optimizing outcomes in hemodialysis
patients. Initial placement of greater numbers of autologous arteriovenous fistulae (AVFs) is …

Results During this time frame, 317 AVFs were placed in 293 individual patients. The
primary failure rate was 37.1% after excluding patients not initiated on hemodialysis during …

DISCUSSION D r. S teve J. S chwab (Vice-Chairman, Department of Medicine, Duke
University Medical Center, and Professor of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine …