Comparison of regional and local anesthesia for arteriovenous fistula creation in end-stage renal disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Arteriovenous fistulae (AVF) are the hemodialysis access modality of choice for patients with end-stage renal disease. However, they have a high early failure rate. Good vascular access is essential to manage long-term hemodialytic treatment, but some anesthesia techniques direct...

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Main Authors: Chen Gao, Chunyan Weng, Chenghai He, Jingli Xu, Liqiang Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12871-020-01136-1