Difficult cannulation of hemodialysis arteriovenous fistula - Role of imaging in access management (DICAF STUDY).
Manas Ranjan BeheraElenjickal Elias JohnAthul ThomasVinoi George DavidSuceena AlexanderAnjali MohapatraAnna T ValsonShibu JacobShailesh KakdePradeep Mathew KoshyGautam RajanSantosh VarughesePublished in: The journal of vascular access (2021)
Difficulty in cannulating the arteriovenous fistula is a common problem in hemodialysis patients. We suggest that patients whose fistulae are difficult to cannulate should undergo early radiological evaluation to decrease catheter dependency and access failure.