Flavio Boccia, Daniela Covino, Pasquale Sarnacchiaro
Genetically modified food versus knowledge and fear: A Noumenic approach for consumer behaviour
Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.)
introduction arteriovenous fistulas avfs preferred type vascular access hemodialysis due lower risk complications study aimed determine role doppler evaluation assessing avf materials methods conducted 18month prospective observational study 33 hemodialysis patients underwent procedure creation avf department radiodiagnosis sri devaraj urs academy higher education research patients evaluated using color doppler ultrasound participants underwent careful history clinical examination diagnose disease relevant parameters documented structured study proforma avf maturation assessed postoperatively four weeks using doppler ultrasound color flow evaluation looking vascular components flow volume vein arterial diameter data analyzed using coguide v 103 statistical software coguide bangalore india results total 33 patients mean age 546 78 years evaluated 33 participants 24 727 male nine 273 female majority 47 n16 participants diabetes mellitus eight 24 hypertension 10 29 diabetes mellitus hypertension brachiocephalic fistula created 455 participants 3333 radiocephalic anastomoses five participants diagnosed avf complications two pseudoaneurysm three cephalic vein thrombus clinical demographic characteristics age vascular components complications significantly related avf maturation conclusions doppler ultrasound plays important role selecting vessels avf preoperatively assessing avf maturation postoperatively thus reducing primary fistula failure rate findings suggest doppler evaluation reliable tool assessing avf maturation predicting surgical success could help healthcare providers make informed decisions best course treatment patients continued research warranted area understand role doppler ultrasound evaluating avf surgery