Vascular Medicine
Research results from University Hospital update understanding of vascular medicine
Published in Blood Weekly, June 18th, 2009
According to recent research published in the journal Vascular, "In an effort to increase the prevalence of arteriovenous fistulae (AVF), ultrasound vessel mapping (USVM) and upper extremity venography (UEV) have been suggested; however, the effectiveness of their combined use remains unknown. We studied the effect of such a combined protocol on arteriovenous (AV) access type change compared with physical examination alone."
"Consecutive patients with chronic kidney disease (n = 137) after an initial estimation of the AV access type, based on physical examination, had USVM and UEV to detect vascular pathology that could potentially alter the original plan. USVM...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2009-06-18)
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