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Zhang Z, Li J, Ding J, Zhang S, Wang M, Xu J. Relationship between effective blood flow rate and clinical outcomes in maintenance hemodialysis patients: a single-center study. Ren Fail 2024; 46:2344655. [PMID: 38685582 PMCID: PMC11062268 DOI: 10.1080/0886022x.2024.2344655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024] Open
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The association between blood flow rate (BFR) and clinical outcomes in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) is inconclusive. This retrospective study included 175 patients undergoing MHD treatment between July 2015 and March 2022, divided into two groups based on time-averaged effective blood flow rate (eBFR) median value. We investigated arteriovenous fistula (AVF) outcomes and the association of eBFR with all-cause mortality and new major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE). Mean ± SD and median time-averaged eBFR values were 276 ± 24 and 275 mL/min, respectively. After adjusting for relevant factors including age, sex, vintage, diabetes, CVD, receiving hemodiafiltration (HDF) treatment and spKt/V, Cox models indicated a low time-averaged eBFR (≤ 275 ml/min) was associated with increased risks of all-cause mortality (hazard ratio [HR] 14.18; 95% confidence interval [CI], 3.14-64.1) and new MACE (HR 3.76; 95% CI, 1.91-7.40) in MHD patients. Continuous Cox models demonstrated each 20 ml/min increase in eBFR linked to a 63% decrease in the risk of all-cause mortality (HR: 0.37, 95% CI: 0.23-0.59) and a 38% decrease in the occurrence of new MACE (HR: 0.62, 95% CI: 0.46-0.84). There was no significant difference in AVF outcomes between the two groups. Our study noted higher eBFR (>275 mL/min) is associated with lower risks of both all-cause mortality and new MACE compared with low eBFR (≤275 mL/min). Increased eBFR is not associated with a higher risk of AVF failure.
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- Zhoucang Zhang
- Department of Nephrology, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Hebei Clinical Research Center for Chronic Kidney Disease, Hebei Key Laboratory of Vascular Calcification in Kidney Disease, Shijiazhuang, P.R. China
- Department of Nephrology, Peking University International Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Peking University International Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Peking University International Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Hebei Clinical Research Center for Chronic Kidney Disease, Hebei Key Laboratory of Vascular Calcification in Kidney Disease, Shijiazhuang, P.R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Hebei Clinical Research Center for Chronic Kidney Disease, Hebei Key Laboratory of Vascular Calcification in Kidney Disease, Shijiazhuang, P.R. China
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Kasparek M, Novakova L, Malik J. Effect of Roller Pump Pulse in the Arterial Needle Area during Hemodialysis. Diagnostics (Basel) 2021; 11:2010. [PMID: 34829357 PMCID: PMC8619085 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics11112010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2021] [Revised: 10/24/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Vascular access is a lifeline for hemodialysis patients. Its lifetime is affected by many hemodynamic factors such as pressure, flow regime and wall shear stress. During hemodialysis, changes in hemodynamic parameters occur due to the flow from needles inserted into the vascular system. Primarily, there is a change in shear stress that affects the vascular wall. Pathological effects of high or low WSS are known. The effect of jet from a venous needle on hemodynamics parameters was studied, but the influence of the arterial needle on hemodynamics parameters is not sufficiently studied. To understand its possible effects, we performed in vivo and in vitro studies. Methods. In vivo experiment: The existence of flow reversal around the suction needle was visualized in a group of 12 randomly selected patients using ultrasound velocity profiling (Doppler ultrasonography) during hemodialysis. In vitro experiment: The flow field was measured using the stereo particle image velocimetry method (stereo PIV). Two regimes were studied. In the first regime, the fluid in the extracorporeal circuit was pumped by a peristaltic pump. In the second regime, the continuous pump was used in the extracorporeal circuit. The conditions were set to resemble those in vascular access during a hemodialysis session. Flow volume was set to 600 mL/min for vascular access and 200 mL/min for the extracorporeal circuit. Results. The main finding of this study was that the wall in the region of the arterial needle was stressed by backflow through the arterial needle. Since this was a variable, low-shear stress loading, it was one of the risk factors for the development of stenosis. Cyclic flow reversal was apparent in all of the included hemodialysis patients. The stereo PIV in vitro experiment revealed the oscillating character of wall shear stress (WSS) inside the model. High shear stress was documented upstream of the injection point of the arterial needle. An area of very low WSS was detected right behind the injection point during a pulse of the peristaltic pump. The minimal and maximal values of the WSS during a pulse of the peristaltic pump in the observed area were -0.7 Pa and 6 Pa, respectively. The distribution of wall shear stress with the continual pump used in the extracorporeal circuit was similar to the distribution during a pulse of the peristaltic one. However, the WSS values were continual; the WSS did not oscillate. WSS ranged between 4.8 Pa and 1.0 Pa.
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- Milos Kasparek
- Department of Fluid Dynamics and Thermodynamics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering CTU in Prague, Technická 4, 160 00 Prague, Czech Republic;
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- Department of Machines and Power Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering UJEP, Pasteurova 1, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic;
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- 3rd Department Internal Medicine and General University Hospital, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, U Nemocnice 1, 128 08 Prague, Czech Republic
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Novel Design of Peripheral Infusion Catheter Improves the Kinetics of Intravenous Drug Release. J Cardiovasc Transl Res 2021; 14:883-893. [PMID: 33415522 DOI: 10.1007/s12265-020-10096-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/20/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Short peripheral catheters are ubiquitous in today's healthcare environment, enabling effective and direct delivery of fluids and medications intravenously. A commonly associated complication of their use is thrombophlebitis-thrombus formation-involved inflammation of the vein wall. A novel design of a very short peripheral catheter showed promising results in a pig model in reducing the mechanical irritation to the vein wall. Here, the kinetics of drug release through the novel catheter was compared to a standard commercial catheter using experimental and computational models. In a good agreement, in vitro and in silico models reveal the superiority of the novel catheter design with faster washout time, favorable spatial distribution within the vein, and substantially lower wall shear stress. We submit therefore that the novel design has an improved drug removal profile compared to the conventional catheter and can potentially reduce chemical irritation to the vein wall and minimize the risk for thrombophlebitis. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Short peripheral catheters are ubiquitous in today's healthcare environment, allowing effective and direct delivery of fluids and medications intravenously. It is well known, however, that prolonged exposure to an irritant drug may lead to its absorption in the endothelial layer lining the vein wall, promoting among other, thrombophlebitis that may lead to increased morbidity, delayed treatment, and prolonged hospitalization. There have been multiple calls to consider low infusion rates with various infusion protocols and to place the catheter tip as central as possible to promote faster drug clearance and reduce the potential vessel damage, but the requisite device had not been available, and the short peripheral catheter is still, and for decades, the standard of care. Towards this end, we recently introduced a novel very short peripheral catheter design, and here, we demonstrate using experimental and computational models its favorable spatial and temporal drug-releasing profiles compared with the standard catheter. The clinically potential relevance is underscore both by the more efficient perfusion of IV drugs and lower irritation to the vein wall at the site of injection. Graphical abstract.
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Franco G, Mallios A, Bourquelot P, Jennings W, Boura B. Ultrasound evaluation of percutaneously created arteriovenous fistulae between radial artery and perforating vein at the elbow. J Vasc Access 2020; 21:694-700. [PMID: 31920156 PMCID: PMC7477774 DOI: 10.1177/1129729819897654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2019] [Accepted: 12/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the hemodynamics of percutaneous arteriovenous fistulae (pAVF) created between the proximal radial artery and the deep communicating vein of the elbow. METHODS Consecutive patients with a percutaneously created proximal radial artery to perforating vein arteriovenous fistulae were evaluated and compared with control patients with clinically well-functioning surgical wrist radiocephalic arteriovenous fistulae (sWRC-AVF). RESULTS Thirty-one patients with a pAVF (21 males - 68%, mean age: 62 years, range: 53-81), with mean follow-up of 254 days (range: 60-443) and 32 patients with a surgical fistula (20 males - 62%, mean age of 63 years, range: 30-84) were evaluated. Mean access flow and distribution range were similar in the two study groups, with a mean flow of 859 mL/min vs 919 mL/min, respectively. There was no significant difference in the mean radial artery diameter (4 mm vs 4.3 mm, p = 0.2). Statistically significant trends were observed for resistive index (0.57 pAVF vs 0.52 (0.07) and brachial vein cross-sectional area (13 pAVF vs 33 mm2, p = 0.06). The arteriovenous anastomosis area was significantly smaller with pAVFs (13 vs 43 mm2, p = 0.002) and the pressure difference between extremities was less for the pAVF group vs sWRC-AVF (19 vs 27 mm Hg, respectively, p = 0.03). Existence of single cephalic or basilic versus cephalic and basilic outflow did not affect vein maturation or overall flow. CONCLUSIONS pAVF have a favourable hemodynamic profile with many similarities when compared with surgically created wrist fistulae. Cephalic and/or basilic vein matured with only minor outflow shunted to the deep venous system.
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- Gilbert Franco
- Department of Vascular Investigation, Clinique Arago Paris, Paris, France
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- Service de Chir Vasc, Department of Vascular Surgery, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France
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- Department of Surgery, School of Community Medicine, University of Oklahoma, Tulsa, OK, USA
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- Service de Chir Vasc, Department of Vascular Surgery, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France
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Marticorena RM, Dacouris N, Donnelly SM. Randomized pilot study to compare metal needles versus plastic cannulae in the development of complications in hemodialysis access. J Vasc Access 2018; 19:272-282. [PMID: 29772982 PMCID: PMC6161775 DOI: 10.1177/1129729817747535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Hemodialysis requires needle insertions every treatment. Needle injury (mechanical or hemodynamic) may cause complications (aneurysms/stenosis) that compromise dialysis delivery requiring interventions. Metal needles have a sharp slanted "V"-shaped cutting tip; plastic cannulae have a dull round tip and four side holes. Preliminary observations demonstrated a difference in intradialytic blood flow images and mean Doppler velocities at cannulation sites between the two devices. Complications from mechanical and hemodynamic trauma requiring interventions were compared in each group. MATERIALS AND METHODS In all, 33 patients (13 females and 17 new accesses) were randomized to metal group (n = 17) and plastic group (n = 16). Mechanical trauma was minimized by having five nurses performing ultrasound-guided cannulations. Complications were identified by the clinician and addressed by the interventionalists, both blinded to study participation. Patients were followed for up to 12 months. RESULTS Baseline characteristics were not significant. Procedures to treat complications along cannulation segments increased from 0.41 to 1.29 per patient (metal group) and decreased from 1.25 to 0.69 per patient (plastic group; p = 0.004). The relative risks of having an intervention (relative risk = 1.5, 95% confidence interval = 0.88-2.67) and having an infiltration during hemodialysis (relative risk = 2.26, 95% confidence interval = 1.03-4.97) were higher for metal needles. Time to first intervention trended in favor of plastic cannula (p = 0.069). Cost of supplies for these interventions was approximately CAD$20,000 lower for the plastic group. CONCLUSION Decreased burden of illness related to cannulation (less infiltrations during hemodialysis) and Qb were associated with plastic cannulae. Decreased procedure costs were suggested during the study period in the plastic group.
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- Rosa M Marticorena
- 1 Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,2 St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.,3 William Osler Health System, Brampton, ON, Canada
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- 3 William Osler Health System, Brampton, ON, Canada.,4 University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,5 Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Piper R, Carr PJ, Kelsey LJ, Bulmer AC, Keogh S, Doyle BJ. The mechanistic causes of peripheral intravenous catheter failure based on a parametric computational study. Sci Rep 2018; 8:3441. [PMID: 29467481 PMCID: PMC5821891 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-21617-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2017] [Accepted: 02/07/2018] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) are the most commonly used invasive medical device, yet up to 50% fail. Many pathways to failure are mechanistic and related to fluid mechanics, thus can be investigated using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Here we used CFD to investigate typical PIVC parameters (infusion rate, catheter size, insertion angle and tip position) and report the hemodynamic environment (wall shear stress (WSS), blood damage, particle residence time and venous stasis volumes) within the vein and catheter, and show the effect of each PIVC parameter on each hemodynamic measure. Catheter infusion rate has the greatest impact on our measures, with catheter orientation also playing a significant role. In some PIVC configurations WSS was 3254 times higher than the patent vein, and blood damage was 512 times greater, when compared to control conditions. Residence time is geometry-dependent and decreases exponentially with increasing insertion angle. Stasis volume decreased with increasing infusion rate and, to a lesser degree, insertion angle. Even without infusion, the presence of the catheter changes the flow field, causing low velocity recirculation at the catheter tip. This research demonstrates how several controllable factors impact important mechanisms of PIVC failure. These data, the first of their kind, suggest limiting excessive infusion rates in PIVC.
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- Russell Piper
- Vascular Engineering Laboratory, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, QEII Medical Centre, Nedlands and Centre for Medical Research, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.,School of Engineering, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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- Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.,The Alliance for Vascular Access Teaching and Research Group, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
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- Vascular Engineering Laboratory, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, QEII Medical Centre, Nedlands and Centre for Medical Research, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.,School of Engineering, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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- The Alliance for Vascular Access Teaching and Research Group, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.,School of Medical Science and Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
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- The Alliance for Vascular Access Teaching and Research Group, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.,School of Nursing, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- Vascular Engineering Laboratory, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, QEII Medical Centre, Nedlands and Centre for Medical Research, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia. .,School of Engineering, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia. .,BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
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Fulker D, Ene-Iordache B, Barber T. High-Resolution Computational Fluid Dynamic Simulation of Haemodialysis Cannulation in a Patient-Specific Arteriovenous Fistula. J Biomech Eng 2018; 140:2661241. [PMID: 29080304 DOI: 10.1115/1.4038289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Arteriovenous fistulae (AVF) are the preferred choice of vascular access in hemodialysis patients; however, complications such as stenosis can lead to access failure or recirculation, which reduces dialysis efficiency. This study utilized computational fluid dynamics on a patient-specific radiocephalic fistula under hemodialysis treatment to determine the dynamics of access recirculation and identify the presence of disturbed flow. Metrics of transverse wall shear stress (transWSS) and oscillatory shear index (OSI) were used to characterize the disturbed flow acting on the blood vessel wall, while a power spectral density (PSD) analysis was used to calculate the any turbulence within the access. Results showed that turbulence is generated at the anastomosis and continues through the swing segment. The arterial needle dampens the flow as blood is extracted to the dialyzer, while the venous needle reintroduces turbulence due to the presence of jet flows. Adverse shear stresses are present throughout the vascular access and coincide with these complex flow fields. The position of the needles had no effect in minimizing these forces. However, improved blood extraction may occur when the arterial needle is placed further from the anastomosis, minimizing the effects of residual turbulent structures generated at the anastomosis. Furthermore, the arterial and venous needle may be placed in close proximity to each other without increasing the risk of access recirculation, in a healthy mature fistula, due to the relatively stable blood flow in this region. This may negate the need for a long cannulation segment and aid clinicians in optimizing needle placement for hemodialysis.
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- David Fulker
- School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales, Ainsworth Building, Kensington Campus, Kensington, NSW 2025, Australia e-mail:
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, IRCCS—Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri,” Ranica, BG 24020, Italy e-mail:
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- School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales, Ainsworth Building, Kensington Campus, Kensington, NSW 2025, Australia e-mail:
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Ene-Iordache B, Remuzzi A. Blood Flow in Idealized Vascular Access for Hemodialysis: A Review of Computational Studies. Cardiovasc Eng Technol 2017; 8:295-312. [PMID: 28664239 DOI: 10.1007/s13239-017-0318-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2016] [Accepted: 06/26/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Although our understanding of the failure mechanism of vascular access for hemodialysis has increased substantially, this knowledge has not translated into successful therapies. Despite advances in technology, it is recognized that vascular access is difficult to maintain, due to complications such as intimal hyperplasia. Computational studies have been used to estimate hemodynamic changes induced by vascular access creation. Due to the heterogeneity of patient-specific geometries, and difficulties with obtaining reliable models of access vessels, idealized models were often employed. In this review we analyze the knowledge gained with the use of computational such simplified models. A review of the literature was conducted, considering studies employing a computational fluid dynamics approach to gain insights into the flow field phenotype that develops in idealized models of vascular access. Several important discoveries have originated from idealized model studies, including the detrimental role of disturbed flow and turbulent flow, and the beneficial role of spiral flow in intimal hyperplasia. The general flow phenotype was consistent among studies, but findings were not treated homogeneously since they paralleled achievements in cardiovascular biomechanics which spanned over the last two decades. Computational studies in idealized models are important for studying local blood flow features and evaluating new concepts that may improve the patency of vascular access for hemodialysis. For future studies we strongly recommend numerical modelling targeted at accurately characterizing turbulent flows and multidirectional wall shear disturbances.
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- Bogdan Ene-Iordache
- Laboratory of Biomedical Technologies, Clinical Research Center for Rare Diseases Aldo e Cele Daccò, IRCCS - Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche "Mario Negri", Via G.B. Camozzi 3, 24020, Ranica, BG, Italy.
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Technologies, Clinical Research Center for Rare Diseases Aldo e Cele Daccò, IRCCS - Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche "Mario Negri", Via G.B. Camozzi 3, 24020, Ranica, BG, Italy.,Department of Management, Information and Production and Engineering, University of Bergamo, Dalmine, BG, Italy
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Yang L, Yin A, Liu W. Variation of flow rate and angle of injected venous needle on influencing intimal hyperplasia at the venous anastomosis of the hemodialysis graft. AUSTRALASIAN PHYSICAL & ENGINEERING SCIENCES IN MEDICINE 2017; 40:239-248. [PMID: 28168585 DOI: 10.1007/s13246-017-0526-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2016] [Accepted: 01/17/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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During hemodialysis, arteriovenous (AV) grafts tends to result in intimal hyperplasia (IH) at the venous anastomosis which leads to graft failure. It is well documented that hemodynamic factors have been implicated in IH, as well as pathogenesis of graft stenosis. In this paper, we investigate the flow rate and angle of injection of a venous needle on damaging the hemodialysis graft. Such damage is mainly caused by hemodynamics rather than the actual physical puncture of the needle. By computational fluid dynamic analysis of flow through the AV grafts, we demonstrate that slower flow rate of the needle preserve a larger region of low wall shear stress (WSS). High needle flow angle and fast flow rate tends to induce high shearing of blood against the graft wall, and therefore resulting in a concentrated region of high WSS. Despite that, the increased flow rate causes more significant change to wall shear stress gradient than the flow angle. Obviously, it is important to optimize the injection rate since a high angle can reduce the size of the injection puncture and have smaller injury for the vessel walls; but a slower injection rate may delay hemodialysis. Therefore, the ideal angle and flow rate of needle is sought in this study.
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- Linqiang Yang
- Key Laboratory of Biological Science and Technology (Chongqing University), Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering of Chongqing University, Shapingba, Chongqing, 400030, China.,College of Mechanical Engineering of Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400030, China
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- College of Mechanical Engineering of Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400030, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biological Science and Technology (Chongqing University), Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering of Chongqing University, Shapingba, Chongqing, 400030, China.
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Fulker D, Simmons A, Barber T. Computational Model of the Arterial and Venous Needle During Hemodialysis. J Biomech Eng 2016; 139:2545810. [DOI: 10.1115/1.4034429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Arteriovenous fistulae (AVF) are the favored choice of vascular access but still have poor long-term success. Hemodynamic parameters play an important role in vascular health and have been linked to the development of intimal hyperplasia (IH), a pathological growth of the blood vessel initiated by injury. This study aimed to investigate the hemodynamics surrounding the arterial needle (AN) and venous needle (VN), using computational fluid dynamics. A range of blood flow rates, needle positions, and needle orientations were examined. Disturbed flows were found around AN tip in both antegrade and retrograde orientations, which result in regions of high residency time on the surface of the vein and may disrupt endothelial function. Conversely, a high speed jet exits the VN, which produced high wall shear stresses (WSSs) at the point of impingement which can damage the endothelium. The secondary flows produced by jet dissipation also resulted in regions of high residency time, which may influence endothelial structure, leading to IH. The use of shallow needle angles, a blood flow rate of approximately 300 ml/min, and placement of the needle tip away from the walls of the vein mitigates this risk.
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- David Fulker
- School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales, Kensington Campus, Kensington, NSW 2025, Australia e-mail:
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- School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales, Kensington Campus, Kensington, NSW 2025, Australia e-mail:
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- School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales, Kensington Campus, Kensington, NSW 2025, Australia e-mail:
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MacRae JM, Oliver M, Clark E, Dipchand C, Hiremath S, Kappel J, Kiaii M, Lok C, Luscombe R, Miller LM, Moist L. Arteriovenous Vascular Access Selection and Evaluation. Can J Kidney Health Dis 2016; 3:2054358116669125. [PMID: 28270917 PMCID: PMC5332074 DOI: 10.1177/2054358116669125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2016] [Accepted: 08/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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When making decisions regarding vascular access creation, the clinician and vascular access team must evaluate each patient individually with consideration of life expectancy, timelines for dialysis start, risks and benefits of access creation, referral wait times, as well as the risk for access complications. The role of the multidisciplinary team in facilitating access choice is reviewed, as well as the clinical evaluation of the patient.
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- Jennifer M MacRae
- Department of Cardiac Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Nursing, Providence Health Care, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
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Cornelis T, Broers NJ, Titulaer DC, Henskens YM, van Oerle R, van der Sande FM, Spronk HM, Vink H, Leunissen KM, ten Cate H, Kooman JP. Effects of Ultrapure Hemodialysis and Low Molecular Weight Heparin on the Endothelial Surface Layer. Blood Purif 2014; 38:203-10. [DOI: 10.1159/000369055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2014] [Accepted: 10/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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