The majority of AVF created does not meet the "Rule of 6s" which makes it difficult to cannulate. And many AVF have prominent bruit and thrill but veins are present deep which makes it difficult to find the vein and cannulate which if not done properly might lead to access-related complications. Because of these reasons the patient has to go back for Central Venous Catheter (CVC) or Arteriovenous Graft (AVG) as their vascular access which is higher in cost and less preferred for maintenance hemodialysis due to its high complication rate compared with AVF. To avoid patients settling with CVC/AVG there are many techniques and procedure which helps make difficult cannulation easy.
Tag: AVF Complication
Simple Techniques To Stop Bleeding From A Mature Arteriovenous Fistula & Graft
Acute blood loss through vascular access can be a life-threatening problem, blood loss through Arteriovenous Fistula (AVF) & Graft can be from aneurysms, stenosis and subsequent rupture, infection, trauma, suicide and use of anticoagulants and antiplatelet drugs.
Simple Tests to Detect Serious Arteriovenous Fistula Complications in Hemodialysis Patients
The complication rate of Arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is low compared with Arteriovenous graft and Central venous catheters. Still, the most common complications associated with a mature hemodialysis arteriovenous fistula are an aneurysm, fistula thrombosis, infection, stenotic vascular lesions, access recirculation, and extremity ischemia.
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