There is increasing evidence that routine preoperative duplex scanning ultrasound cannot
only increase the utilisation of native AVF for dialysis access but also allow proper selection …

The purpose of this study was to determine the value of preoperative vascular imaging (PVI)
in the selection of an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) for hemodialysis with respect to site …

Native AV fistulas are considered to be the best VA for most dialysis patients. A careful
preoperative process of care is essential to maximize the proportion of fistulas that achieve …

OBJECTIVE. The rising prevalence of end-stage renal disease has resulted in increasing
focus on delivery of vascular access care for hemodialysis. Duplex Doppler ultrasound, with …

Purpose To compare the outcomes of vascular access (VA) procedures performed using
physical examination (PE) alone to PE and ultrasound vein mapping for assessment of …

A majority of the quarter of a million end-stage renal disease patients nationwide are treated
with hemodialysis. Important and frequent causes of morbidity and mortality, when they …

BACKGROUND: Native arterial venous fistulas (NAVF) are generally considered preferable
to synthetic grafts for chronic dialysis access. As increasing numbers of diabetic and elderly …

Effective haemodialysis (HD) requires a reliable vascular access (VA). Clinical practice
guidelines strongly recommend the arteriovenous fistula (AVF) as the preferred VA in HD …

Aim The aim of this article is to assess the accuracy of early clinical and ultrasound (US)
examination in terms of predicting arteriovenous fistula (AVF) dialysis use. Methods Physical …

Methods The published literature was searched on 29 October 2007 through Pubmed,
Embase and the Cochrane library using the following keywords:('arteriovenous fistula'or …