Evaluation of arteriovenous fistula maturation and early prediction of clinical eligibility, using ultrasound: The Fistula Maturation Evaluation (FAME) Study.
Ioannis E GiannikourisStavros SpiliopoulosTriantafyllos GiannakopoulosKonstantinos KatsanosPloumis PassadakisGeorgiadis S GeorgePublished in: The journal of vascular access (2024)
Hemodynamic maturation is completed by the first postoperative week, while AVF is clinically functional, by the second. FV can be used for early prediction of maturation.