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Delamination of Acuseal early cannulation arteriovenous graft months after implantation.

Kotaro SuemitsuTatsuya ShirakiMasahito MiyamotoNaru SasagawaTomohiro NakamuraMasaaki Izumi
Published in: The journal of vascular access (2020)
Arteriovenous fistula is recommended, but arteriovenous graft is acceptable when a fistula is not possible. Acuseal is an early cannulation graft with a trilayer structure. Although primary patency rates of Acuseal appear to be similar to those of other standard grafts, few studies have investigated long-term results and complications. In our series, delamination of the wall structure occurred in 5.1% (6/115) by 21 months after Acuseal implantation. The causes could be divided into cannulation-related and cannulation-unrelated. Here, we describe the six cases in which delamination of the wall structure occurred in the medium term after Acuseal implantation.
Keyphrases
  • ultrasound guided
  • extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
  • risk factors
  • cord blood
  • atomic force microscopy
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