Guideline recommendations on minimal blood vessel diameters and arteriovenous fistula outcomes.
Letty V van VlietNiek ZonnebeldJan Hm TordoirWouter HubertsLee H BouwmanPhilippe W CuypersStefan G HeinenLaurens C HuismanSusan LemsonBarend Me MeesFelix J SchlösserAndré A de SmetRaechel J TooropTammo DelhaasMaarten G SnoeijsPublished in: The journal of vascular access (2023)
Whereas upper arm arteriovenous fistulas with preoperative blood vessel diameters <3 mm had similar vascular access function as fistulas created with larger blood vessels, forearm arteriovenous fistulas with preoperative blood vessel diameters <2 mm had poor clinical outcomes. These results support that clinical decision-making should be guided by an individual approach.