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  • Title: [Vascular approach for periodic hemodialysis. Clinical course of 100 internal arteriovenous fistulas (author's transl)].
    Author: Teruel JL, Praga Terente M, Gallego JL, Rufilanchas JJ, Traver JA, Téllez G, Sanz-Guajardo D, Agosti J, Juffe A, Botella J.
    Journal: Med Clin (Barc); 1979 Feb 10; 72(3):103-5. PubMed ID: 431171.
    Abstract:
    The clinical course of 100 internal arteriovenous fistulas in patients observed over a period of more than 6 months was analyzed. Ninety-six were practiced in the upper extremities as side-to-side anastomoses in the forearm between the radial artery and the nearest vein; three were constructed in the lower limbs as anastomoses between the femoral artery and the internal saphenous vein; and one was an autograft of the saphenous vein in the forearm. The most important complications observed were thrombosis (arising chiefly from scant venous development, surgical procedures, and episodes of arterial hypotension), distal ischemia, distal venous flow, infection of the fistula, and insufficient flow. A blood flow over 350 ml/min was achieved in all except two patients. The actuarial survival of individuals with arteriovenous fistulas is high at the present time, with 86 percent of the fistulas functioning after 3 years. The longest period of satisfactory arteriovenous fistula function is 8 years and 3 months.
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