Transposed Basilic Vein-Brachial Arteriovenous Fistula
- 1 August 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Surgery
- Vol. 113 (8) , 1008-1010
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1978.01370200102021
Abstract
• Over a two-year period, 25 transposed basilic vein-brachial arteriovenous fistulas were created as secondary vascular access procedures in patients undergoing chronic hemodialysis. The operative technique is described in detail. One-year patency rate by life-table analysis was 85%. There were two minor complications. The procedure is advocated as a reliable secondary-access procedure when a radial-cephalic arteriovenous fistula cannot be constructed or has failed. (Arch Surg 113:1008-1010, 1978)This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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- Surgical Technique for Creation of an Arteriovenous Fistula Using a Looped Bovine GraftAnnals of Surgery, 1975
- Subcutaneous arteriovenous fistulas for hemodialysisThe American Journal of Surgery, 1972