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Koudounas G, Giannopoulos S, Houser A, Karkos C, Volteas P, Virvilis D. Basilic vein tunnel transposition versus elevation transposition for brachiobasilic arteriovenous fistula creation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Vasc Access 2024:11297298241226993. [PMID: 38336667 DOI: 10.1177/11297298241226993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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This study aimed to compare basilic vein tunnel transposition (BVTT) to basilic vein elevation transposition (BVET) technique for superficialization of a basilic arteriovenous fistula. This is a systematic review and meta-analysis comparing outcomes between BVTT and BVET for brachiobasilic arteriovenous fistula (AVF) creation. Primary endpoints were primary patency at several time intervals during follow-up and postoperative local complications, whereas secondary endpoints included primary assisted patency and secondary patency. A random effects model meta-analysis was conducted, and the I2 statistic was used to assess heterogeneity. Nine eligible studies were identified, including 543 patients (247 in the BVTT group and 296 in the BVET group). BVTT group was associated with inferior primary patency rate at 6 months compared to BVET group (three studies; OR: 0.43; 95% CI: 0.22-0.83; I2 = 0%; p = 0.012). However, primary patency rates were similar between the two study groups at 12 months (six studies; OR: 0.64; 95% CI: 0.33-1.22; I2 = 40.7%; p = 0.176), and at 24 months (six studies; OR: 0.86; 95% CI: 0.32-2.29; I2 = 74.9%; p = 0.764). No significant differences in terms of primary assisted patency, secondary patency, and postoperative complications were detected between the groups. More specifically, wound infection (BVTT: n = 9/150; BVET: n = 6/186; OR: 1.39; 95% CI: 0.48-4.06; I2 = 0%; p = 0.542) and healing of the scar, particularly regarding arm edema (BVTT: n = 18/100; BVET: n = 27/165; OR: 1.11; 95% CI: 0.57-2.18; I2 = 0%; p = 0.755) and hematoma formation (BVTT: n = 14/173; BVET: n = 42/209; OR: 0.40; 95% CI: 0.13-1.19; I2 = 49%; p = 0.101), did not differ significantly between the two study groups. BVET achieved superior primary patency at 6 months compared to BVTT, but this benefit seems to be lost during longer follow-up intervals. Therefore, both surgical techniques provide similar long-term outcomes.
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- Georgios Koudounas
- Vascular Unit, 5th Department of Surgery, Aristotle University Medical School, Hippokratio Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Vascular Unit, 5th Department of Surgery, Aristotle University Medical School, Hippokratio Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, St Francis Hospital & Heart Center, Roslyn, NY, USA
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Yang WJ, Kang D, Shin JH, Jang EH, Noh SY, Park S, Chu HH, Kim JW. Comparison of different techniques for the management of venous steno-occlusive lesions during placement of peripherally inserted central catheter. Sci Rep 2021; 11:10234. [PMID: 33986427 PMCID: PMC8119704 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-89780-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2020] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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The purpose of this study is to investigate strategies for peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) placement in patients with venous steno-occlusive lesion (VSOL). We performed a retrospective cohort study in adults with central or peripheral VSOL who underwent PICC placement procedures from January 2015 to December 2018. Four different strategies [selecting alternative pathway/over the wire (SAP/OTW), percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA), re-puncture in ipsilateral arm (RIA), and catheter placement in the contralateral arm (CICA)] were analyzed and we compared the clinical outcomes by strategy and compared the strategy between central and peripheral VSOLs. During 4 years, 258 PICC procedures performed in patients with VSOLs, 100 PICC were included in the analysis. The overall technical success rate of initial attempt with SAP/OTW was 32.2%. As a second-line technique, PTA was most frequently used in both central (100%) and peripheral (68.2%) VSOL groups. The clinical success rates within 2 months of SAP/OTW, PTA, RIA, CICA were 55.2%, 43.2%, 14.3%, and 33.3%, respectively (P = 0.24). In conclusion, when the SAP/OTW failed, the PTA can be preferred as a second-line technique for both central and peripheral VSOLs. When guidewire passage fails, the operator could adopt the RIA or CICA technique as an alternative method.
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- Woo Jin Yang
- Department of Radiology, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, 148, Gurodong-ro, Guro-gu, Seoul, 08308, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Clinical Research Design and Evaluation, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Gangnam-gu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Olymphic-ro 43 gil 88, Songpa-Gu, Seoul, 05505, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Radiology, Ulsan City Hospital, 1007, Saneop-ro, Buk-gu, Ulsan, 44238, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Kyung Hee University Hospital, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 23, Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, 21, Namdong-daero 774 beon-gil, Namdong-gu, Incheon, 21565, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Olymphic-ro 43 gil 88, Songpa-Gu, Seoul, 05505, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Olymphic-ro 43 gil 88, Songpa-Gu, Seoul, 05505, Republic of Korea
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Ottinger M, Picone D, Hseih K, Wooster M, London MJ, Ross JR, Illig KA. Results of first stage brachiobasilic and brachiobrachial fistula creation: Implications for staged versus single procedure decision making. J Vasc Access 2021; 23:791-795. [PMID: 33934671 DOI: 10.1177/11297298211005247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Transposed brachiobasilic AV fistulas (BVT) have increasingly been performed in two stages. Published reports give conflicting results, perhaps in part as many reports of staged procedures eliminate those patients who "fail" the first stage (i.e. are lost to follow-up in addition to anatomic failure). METHODS A prospectively maintained database was reviewed to identify all patients at two institutions who underwent the first stage of planned two-stage BVT by the senior author. Success in this context was defined as patients who eventually underwent second stage fistula creation, leaving the operating room after the second stage with a patent, transposed fistula. RESULTS From October 2012 to June 2020, 218 patients underwent first-stage procedures. At the first visit, 185 (85%) of fistulas were patent, 23 (11%) were occluded, 8 (4%) of patients were lost to follow-up, and 2 (1%) died. In the interval before the second operation, another eight (4%) patients were lost to follow-up, two were cancelled for medical reasons, and two declined surgery, leaving a total of 173 patients who made it to the second stage (80%). At operation, four patients were found to have unusable veins, leaving a total of 169 patients who completed both stages. If all patients who underwent first stage are included, 77% of patients entering this pathway left the OR after their second stage with patent access. If those lost to follow-up are excluded, this number increases to 84%, while if all those lost to follow-up are assumed to mature, success increases to 85%. CONCLUSIONS Depending on results in patients lost to follow-up, between 77% and 85% of patients undergoing first stage brachiobasilic fistulae undergo successful second stage transposition. These numbers are equivalent or slightly lower than published maturation rates for single-stage BVT, so there is little margin for failure at the second stage.
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- Mary Ottinger
- Division of Vascular Surgery, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Dialysis Access Institute, the Regional Medical Center, Orangeburg, SC, USA
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Dialysis Access Institute, the Regional Medical Center, Orangeburg, SC, USA
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- Dialysis Access Institute, the Regional Medical Center, Orangeburg, SC, USA
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Illig KA, Lok C, Rajan DK, Aruny J, Peden E, Nelson P, London MJ, Ross JR. The role of surgery for assisted maturation after endovascular and percutaneous arteriovenous fistula creation. J Vasc Access 2020; 22:822-830. [PMID: 32912041 DOI: 10.1177/1129729820954724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Even in the best of circumstances, a significant number of patients will require adjunctive endovascular and/or surgical revision prior to achieving functional patency after endovascular or percutaneous AVF creation, at least within the United States. This rate appears to be higher after percutaneous AVF than after endovascular AVF, although because published reports of the former are mostly derived from American experience and those of the latter derived from experience outside the United States, it is unclear whether these differences are due to the technique itself or cultural and/or anatomic differences in dialysis access practices and patient populations. If arterial inflow is poor, this should be corrected first. When flow is adequate (perhaps 900 cc/min) but no single vein is cannulatable, a dominant suitable vein can be superficialized or transposed. If no suitable vein is dominant (most accurately assessed by using an intraoperative flowmeter), the best vein can be used, with or without occlusion of the other veins or reimplantation into the brachial artery. Finally, if the original anastomosis remains the sole supply to the cannulated vein, the original fistula has achieved assisted primary maturation (and assisted primary patency continues), while if a new arteriovenous anastomosis has been constructed, the original fistula has failed. We point out that for this reason as well as to best utilize the upper arm for later access, endovascular and percutaneous AVFs should be constructed and maintained within an atmosphere where both surgeons and non-surgeons work together on the overall access plan.
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- Karl A Illig
- Dialysis Access Institute, The Regional Medical Center, Orangeburg, SC, USA
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- Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Dialysis Access Institute, The Regional Medical Center, Orangeburg, SC, USA
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- JC "Rusty" Walter III Centennial Chair, DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, Houston, TX, USA
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- Section of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mary Louise Todd Chair for Cardiovascular Research, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Tulsa, OK, USA
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- Dialysis Access Institute, The Regional Medical Center, Orangeburg, SC, USA
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- Dialysis Access Institute, The Regional Medical Center, Orangeburg, SC, USA
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Kim MS, Min SK, Ahn S, Kim HG, Choi C, Mo H, Han A, Ha J. Modified Brachio-basilic/brachial Arteriovenous Fistula Creation with Short-segment Elevation Preserving the Axilla. Ann Vasc Surg 2020; 67:448.e1-448.e10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2020.02.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2019] [Revised: 02/21/2020] [Accepted: 02/23/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Mateos Torres E, Collado Nieto S, Cao Baduell H, Lacambra Peñart M, Velescu A, Clará Velasco A. Utilidad de la valoración ecográfica previa a la realización del primer acceso vascular para hemodiálisis. Nefrologia 2019; 39:539-544. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nefro.2019.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2018] [Revised: 02/19/2019] [Accepted: 02/25/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Sheta M, Hakmei J, London M, Wooster M, Aruny J, Ross J, Illig KA. One- versus two-stage transposed brachiobasilic arteriovenous fistulae: A review of the current state of the art. J Vasc Access 2019; 21:281-286. [DOI: 10.1177/1129729819862694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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In the absence of suitable cephalic vein, the brachiobasilic vein complex represents the best option for arteriovenous access. However, the basilic vein is too deep to cannulate and requires transposition to be accessible. Transposition can be performed during fistula creation (single-stage BBTx) or at a second operation after initial fistula creation (two-stage brachiobasilic transposition (BBTx)). The best approach is unknown. A PubMed search using “Basilic vein transposition” as the primary search term was performed to identify articles addressing this controversy. Meta-analysis was then performed using those papers that provided the inspected data points with student’s t-test used to compare maturation and patency rates between the groups. A total of 37 manuscripts were judged of adequate quality for analysis. Based on the available data, overall maturation rates, 1-year primary patency rates, and overall complication rates seem to be equivalent between single- and two-stage BBTx, while 1-year secondary patency is greater in the two-stage group (79% vs 85%). A large prospective randomized clinical trial with clear definitions of maturity, patency, and complications is needed to definitively answer the question of whether one strategy is better than the other.
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- Mohamed Sheta
- Dialysis Access Institute, The Regional Medical Center, Orangeburg, SC, USA
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- Dialysis Access Institute, The Regional Medical Center, Orangeburg, SC, USA
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- Dialysis Access Institute, The Regional Medical Center, Orangeburg, SC, USA
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- Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Dialysis Access Institute, The Regional Medical Center, Orangeburg, SC, USA
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- Dialysis Access Institute, The Regional Medical Center, Orangeburg, SC, USA
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- Dialysis Access Institute, The Regional Medical Center, Orangeburg, SC, USA
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Comparison of patient-specific factors and outcomes for one- and two-stage basilic vein transposition fistulas. J Vasc Surg 2018; 68:1482-1490. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2018.02.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2017] [Accepted: 02/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Spanish Clinical Guidelines on Vascular Access for Haemodialysis. Nefrologia 2018; 37 Suppl 1:1-191. [PMID: 29248052 DOI: 10.1016/j.nefro.2017.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2017] [Accepted: 06/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Vascular access for haemodialysis is key in renal patients both due to its associated morbidity and mortality and due to its impact on quality of life. The process, from the creation and maintenance of vascular access to the treatment of its complications, represents a challenge when it comes to decision-making, due to the complexity of the existing disease and the diversity of the specialities involved. With a view to finding a common approach, the Spanish Multidisciplinary Group on Vascular Access (GEMAV), which includes experts from the five scientific societies involved (nephrology [S.E.N.], vascular surgery [SEACV], vascular and interventional radiology [SERAM-SERVEI], infectious diseases [SEIMC] and nephrology nursing [SEDEN]), along with the methodological support of the Cochrane Center, has updated the Guidelines on Vascular Access for Haemodialysis, published in 2005. These guidelines maintain a similar structure, in that they review the evidence without compromising the educational aspects. However, on one hand, they provide an update to methodology development following the guidelines of the GRADE system in order to translate this systematic review of evidence into recommendations that facilitate decision-making in routine clinical practice, and, on the other hand, the guidelines establish quality indicators which make it possible to monitor the quality of healthcare.
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As more than 320,000 patients are currently receiving hemodialysis treatment in Japan, the creation and maintenance of hemodialysis access is a major concern. The national guidelines recommend autogenous arteriovenous hemodialysis, and the brachial-basilic arteriovenous fistula has been the focus of attention, because the need for secondary, tertiary, or even more vascular access is growing. Although favorable results have been reported in terms of patency and access-related complication, this fistula involves various unsolved or controversial issues, with limitations including complex procedures, which might contribute to the lower prevalence at this point in Japan. This review addresses those issues and discusses the role of fistula in Japan.
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- Juno Deguchi
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan
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Kakaei F, Hasankhani A, Seyyed-Sadeghi MS, Virani P, Asvadi T, Zarrintan S. Outcomes of relocation of basilic vein in brachiobasilic fistulas in chronic renal failure. Int J Surg 2017. [PMID: 28625819 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2017.06.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND In patients without or with injured cephalic vein, using the basilic vein for creating arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is the best way for hemodialysis. In order to create AVF, the basilic vein should be superficialized and lateralized. This study sought to examine outcome of relocation of basilic vein in brachiobasilic fistulas in patients with chronic renal failure (CRF). METHODS We evaluated the outcome of creation of brachiobasilic fistula with transposition of basilic vein in 27 patients (14 males and 13 females with mean age of 60.03 ± 8.04 years) with CRF. The success rate and complications were recorded during the follow-up period. The fistula was regarded efficient if cannulation was feasible conveniently and a minimum flow rate of 250 ml/min for 4 h at least for 3 consecutive hemodialysis sessions through both lines was documented 30 days postoperatively. RESULTS The mean time gap between previous AVF creation or try and the relocation of basilic vein was 3.55 months. Thirty days postoperatively, 85.2% of the created AVFs were efficiently working. There were postoperative complications in 40.7% of patients including venous hypertension (14.8%), bleeding (7.4%), hematoma (7.4%) and distal paresthesia (11.1%). CONCLUSIONS Brachiobasilic AVF fistula provides a suitable option for vascular access in cases with failed previous AVF. Relocation of basilic vein for brachiobasilic AVF is technically feasible, safe and with excellent patency in short-term and complication rates are acceptable.
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- Farzad Kakaei
- Department of General & Vascular Surgery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Section of Organ Transplantation, Imam Reza Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of General & Vascular Surgery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of General & Vascular Surgery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of General & Vascular Surgery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of General & Vascular Surgery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
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Sequeira A, Naljayan M, Vachharajani TJ. Vascular Access Guidelines: Summary, Rationale, and Controversies. Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 2017; 20:2-8. [DOI: 10.1053/j.tvir.2016.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Keshelava G, Gvalia K, Kovziridze D, Dadunashvili M, Kaloiani V. Basilic Vein Elevation for Arteriovenous Fistula Creation: Results of 60 Cases Following 1 Year. Int J Angiol 2016; 25:219-221. [PMID: 27867286 DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1568880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Basilic vein elevation (BVE) is a procedure where the basilic vein (BV) is surgically exposed, mobilized, and elevated into a more superficial position for the purpose of facilitating arteriovenous fistula (AVF) cannulation. The purpose of this study is to review the use of BVE as an adjunct to fistula maturation. Between January 2009 and December 2013, 60 patients received BVE. After performing the anastomosis between brachial artery and BV, the elevated vein was placed just anterior to the surgical incision, 3 to 4 mm deep. Patients' morbidity, mortality, and patency rates were evaluated. The 90-day mortality was 0%. Maturation rates were 91.6%. The mean time to maturation was 52 days (range, 25-75 days). Primary patency rate at 12 months was 90% and secondary patency rate was 95%. The mean vein size was 4.5 ± 0.5 mm. AVF surgery via BVE offers satisfactory results in patients with chronic hemodialysis.
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- Grigol Keshelava
- Departement of Vascular Surgery, West Georgian National Centre of Interventional Medicine, Kutaisi, Georgia
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- Department of Nephrology, West Georgian National Centre of Interventional Medicine, Kutaisi, Georgia
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- Departement of Vascular Surgery, West Georgian National Centre of Interventional Medicine, Kutaisi, Georgia
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- Department of Nephrology, West Georgian National Centre of Interventional Medicine, Kutaisi, Georgia
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- Departement of Vascular Surgery, West Georgian National Centre of Interventional Medicine, Kutaisi, Georgia
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Neurological Complications of Vascular Access. J Vasc Access 2015; 16 Suppl 9:S73-7. [PMID: 25751556 DOI: 10.5301/jva.5000342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/29/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Neurological problems are common in patients undergoing haemodialysis. Over 60% of patients will suffer from symptoms of underlying polyneuropathy due to uraemia or diabetes. Others will have subclinical disease demonstrable by nerve conduction studies. Nerve injury following haemodialysis access surgery is underreported. However, sensory nerve lesions are probably common after most vascular access procedures but are rarely debilitating. Nerve compression syndromes such as carpal tunnel and ulnar compression syndromes are common, especially in patients who have been on dialysis for some years and at least some of these are related to or exacerbated by the access. Recognition is essential as they are eminently treatable by decompression surgery. Tourniquet use appears to be safe for carpal tunnel or ulnar nerve decompression surgery. Ischaemic monomelic neuropathy (IMN) is rare but follows a period of ischaemia during or as a result of access surgery, most commonly to construct a brachial arteriovenous fistula or graft. It is characterised by intense pain, out of proportion to any ischaemia, involves all of the upper limb nerves and may progress to involve the motor nerves eventually resulting in a useless clawed hand. It requires prompt treatment of any residual ischaemia after access creation, if necessary by access ligation, as in the established syndrome, like the even rarer complication of reflex sympathetic dystrophy, it is very difficult to offer any useful treatment other than symptomatic relief and physiotherapy.
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Review of Transposed Basilic Vein Access for Hemodialysis. J Vasc Access 2015; 16:356-63. [DOI: 10.5301/jva.5000381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background There is ongoing debate about the use of transposed basilic vein (TBV) fistula and the choice between it and prosthetic arteriovenous graft (AVG). This paper reviews the available literature relating to TBV fistula in terms of surgical technique, patency rates, complications, access survival and compares it with prosthetic AVG for hemodialysis (HD). Methods Review of English language publications on TBV during the last two decades. Findings The rate of fistula maturation was higher in the two-stage group, although the mean diameter of the basilic vein was smaller. Dialysis via central venous catheters at time of surgery was most prevalent in patients undergoing staged procedures—14% in one-stage TBV and 43% in two-stage TBV. Several authors report 1-year cumulative patency rate of 47% to 96% and 59% to 90% for TBV and AVG, respectively. TBV provides a more cost-effective option and should be considered the next choice when primary autogenous fistulae are not possible, whereas AVGs are easier to create, can be punctured earlier and have a greater reintervention rate if the access fails. Conclusions This analysis shows that TBV has several advantages over AVG and provides a valuable access for HD but raises the need for a comparative trial between TBV and the newer generation AVGs. There is no clear superiority of the one-stage over the two-stage procedure.
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Leone JP, Glaser AD, Hufstetler R, Illig KA. Videoscopic basilic vein harvest for creation of transposed brachiobasilic arteriovenous fistulae. Vasc Endovascular Surg 2014; 48:421-4. [PMID: 25080451 DOI: 10.1177/1538574414544384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Due to the extensive dissection required during the standard transposed brachiobasilic arterial venous fistula (BB-AVF) procedure and the potential for postoperative complications, many surgeons are reluctant to construct BB-AVFs. Less invasive vein harvest has been performed for this procedure with good results, but this procedure remains rarely used. METHODS We began to perform videoscopic-assisted BB-AVF creation in selected patients at our institution in 2006. Vein harvesting from the antecubital fossa to the level of the axilla is performed by an experienced surgical technician under the guidance of the dialysis access surgeon. Perioperative data and postoperative outcomes were retrospectively reviewed with institutional review board approval. RESULTS From 2006 to 2010, we performed videoscopic-assisted BB-AVF in 21 patients. Median age was 59 years and median body mass index was 30; women comprised 52% of the cohort. Previous vascular access procedures had been performed on 81% of patients. Of the 21 attempts with the video-assisted approach, only 1 required conversion to a standard open procedure. Of the remaining cases, there were no significant intraoperative or postoperative surgical complications with a median operative time of 159 minutes and maximum length of stay of 1 night. Maturation of the fistula sufficient for cannulation and use occurred in 80% of patients, with the median time to first access in patients who matured being 60 days. At 3 years follow-up, 47% of fistulas that matured were still functional, with 33% lost to death or successful renal transplantation. CONCLUSION Videoscopic-assisted transposition of the basilic vein is a reasonable option for BB-AVF placement. The procedure can be performed in an acceptable expeditious fashion with near elimination of infection, wound breakdown, lymph drainage, nerve injury, and satisfactory maturation (80%) and patency rates. Technicians experienced in lower extremity vein harvest can perform this procedure successfully under the supervision of an experienced access surgeon.
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL, USA
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Yan Y, Clark TWI, Mondschein JI, Shlansky-Goldberg RD, Dagli MS, Soulen MC, Stavropoulos SW, Sudheendra D, Mantell MP, Cohen RD, Kobrin S, Chittams JL, Trerotola SO. Outcomes of percutaneous interventions in transposed hemodialysis fistulas compared with nontransposed fistulas and grafts. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2014; 24:1765-72; quiz 1773. [PMID: 24409470 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2013.08.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To compare postpercutaneous intervention outcomes of autogenous venous-transposition arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) versus those of autogenous nontransposed AVFs (nAVFs) and prosthetic arteriovenous grafts (AVGs). MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 591 hemodialysis accesses (195 transposed AVFs [tAVFs], 205 nAVFs, 191 AVGs) in 522 patients (278 male; mean age, 57 y; range, 15–91 y) underwent percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) and/or mechanical thrombectomy (ie, declotting). Access characteristics, surgical history, percutaneous interventions, postinterventional primary and secondary access patency, and follow-up data were collected. Cox proportional-hazards regression analyses, Fisher exact tests, and χ2 tests were performed. RESULTS Mean follow-up period was 32 months. Mean access ages at initial percutaneous intervention were 260 days (tAVF), 206 days (nAVF), and 176 days (AVG; P < .01). One-year postinterventional primary patency (PIPP) rates were 25% (tAVF), 24% (nAVF), and 14% (AVG). One-year postinterventional secondary patency (PISP) rates were 77% (tAVF), 61% (nAVF), and 63% (AVG). Median PIPP durations were 138 days (tAVF), 121 days (nAVF), and 79 days (AVG; P = .0001). Median PISP durations were 1,076 days (tAVF), 783 days (nAVF), and 750 days (AVG; P = .019). Total interventions needed to maintain PISP were 2.4 (tAVF), 1.3 (nAVF), and 3.2 (AVG) per patient-year (P < .001), which included 1.9, 1.2, and 1.4 PTAs (P < .01) and 0.45, 0.15, and 1.8 declotting procedures, respectively (P < .001). CONCLUSIONS Based on the number of percutaneous interventions needed to maintain PISP, these results confirm the current Dialysis Outcomes Quality Initiative access preference of nAVFs before tAVFs before AVGs. tAVFs offered superior postinterventional outcomes than AVGs. With additional interventions, tAVFs could even outperform nAVFs in terms of PISP.
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Comparison of Outcomes of One-Stage Basilic Vein Transpositions and Two-Stage Basilic Vein Transpositions. Ann Vasc Surg 2012; 26:852-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2011] [Revised: 12/13/2011] [Accepted: 12/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The effect of new clinical pathways on the outcome of vascular access surgery. J Vasc Access 2012; 13:338-44. [PMID: 22307467 DOI: 10.5301/jva.5000054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Prior to 2007, the waiting time for vascular access surgery at our center was approximately 107 days compared to a UK average of 45 days. Two new pathways were developed; the rapid and super-rapid pathways incorporating an access liaison nurse who organized vessel mapping and referred patients for surgery. This audit was to determine whether the pathways were effective in reducing the waiting times and improving vascular accesses outcomes. METHODS All 210 patients with established renal failure undergoing 232 vascular access procedures between January 2008 and March 2011 were studied. Detailed patient information including type of procedure and cause of access failure were stored in an Excel spreadsheet and analyzed using SPSS for Windows. RESULTS One hundred and twenty patients had a brachiocephalic fistula, 61 a radiocephalic fistula, 39 an access using the basilic vein ± transposition, and 11 a transposition of the long saphenous vein and one a brachio-axillary graft. Overall median waiting time from referral to access surgery was 23 days. Patients were followed up for a median of 248 days after surgery. The overall primary failure rate was 9.1% and 25 of 27 accesses failed because of thrombosis. The overall cumulative survival probability of accesses at one year was 61.4% with a mean survival of 621.2 days (SEM = 34.8). CONCLUSION The clinical pathways have improved VA service to patients with a drastic reduction in waiting times, elimination of synthetic access, and maintenance of satisfactory results.
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Stone PA, Mousa AY, Campbell JE, AbuRahma AF. Dialysis access. Ann Vasc Surg 2012; 26:747-53. [PMID: 22296951 DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2011] [Accepted: 11/07/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Although hemodialysis access procedures are considered the most common vascular procedures performed by either general or vascular surgeons, there is a paucity of level-one evidence in the literature. Randomized controlled trials are limited, and most of these studies have small sample sizes compared with other areas of vascular surgery, that is, carotid or aneurysm studies. We summarize the results of the world's literature for arteriovenous access in table format as a tool for those specialists managing patients with arteriovenous access procedures.
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Dukkipati R, de Virgilio C, Reynolds T, Dhamija R. Outcomes of Brachial Artery-Basilic Vein Fistula. Semin Dial 2011; 24:220-30. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-139x.2011.00860.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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