Is Brachial Artery Blood Flow Measured by Sonography During Early Postoperative Periods Predictive of Arteriovenous Fistula Failure in Hemodialysis Patients?

Conclusions—
Brachial artery blood flow measured by sonography during early postoperative periods may be predictive of forearm fistula failure. Blood flow of less than 310 mL/min at 1 day and 413 mL/min at 14 days after fistula creation may indicate a risk of failure to mature.

Source: Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine - August 28, 2016 Category: Radiology Authors: Zhu, Y.-l., Ding, H., Fan, P.-l., Gu, Q.-l., Teng, J., Wang, W.-p. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research