Doppler Ultrasonography in Planning Arteriovenous Fistula for Haemodialysis with Follow-up for Maturity and Complications- A Cohort Study

Introduction: Patients having End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) require kidney replacement therapy for survival. As kidney transplantation is expensive, haemodialysis using an Arteriovenous Fistula (AVF) is the preferred mode of management. Preoperative assessment of blood vessels using Doppler Ultraso...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: VK Pranav, CR Srinivasa Babu, KP Shashidhar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Pvt. Ltd. 2022-07-01
Series:International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery
Subjects:
Online Access:https://ijars.net/article_fulltext.aspx?issn=0973-709x&year=2022&month=July&volume=11&issue=3&page=RO01%20-%20RO05&id=2789
_version_ 1797900414553686016
author VK Pranav
CR Srinivasa Babu
KP Shashidhar
author_facet VK Pranav
CR Srinivasa Babu
KP Shashidhar
author_sort VK Pranav
collection DOAJ
description Introduction: Patients having End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) require kidney replacement therapy for survival. As kidney transplantation is expensive, haemodialysis using an Arteriovenous Fistula (AVF) is the preferred mode of management. Preoperative assessment of blood vessels using Doppler Ultrasonography (DUS) in the creation of an efficient AVF. Aim: To use DUS for the evaluation and mapping of blood vessels, selection for AVF construction, the time taken for fistula maturation, the primary patency rate, the vascular changes in major co-morbidities and the complications on follow-up. Materials and Methods: An prospective observational and cohort study of 100 patients requiring AVF for haemodialysis was undertaken between January 2015 to November 2016 at Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, PES Institute of Medical sciences and Research, Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh, India. Preoperative vascular evaluation using duplex DUS was performed to know the diameter, caliber, distensibility of veins and flow velocity of arteries. Postoperative follow-up was done in fourth and sixth week for early detection and management of complications. Results: The study included total of 100 patients (64 men and 36 women, mean age of 40±15.4 years) requiring AVF aged between 16 to 65 years. Following vascular mapping, Brachio- Cephalic Fistula (BCF) was constructed in 48 and Radio-Cephalic Fistula (RCF) in 52 patients. A mean diameter of 2.1 mm for cephalic vein in forearm and 2.6 mm in arm was adequate for AVF construction. Overall maturity rate was 75% and time taken for maturation was four weeks for BCF, six weeks for RCF and one year primary patency rate was 80%. Complications were noted in 30%, included thrombosis, haematoma, stenosis, pseudoaneurysm and so on. Conclusion: Preoperative DUS is an economical investigation with exceptional ability to visualise vascular features and aids in planning reliable AVF. Systematic postoperative surveillance of AVF reduces the risk of failure due to early detection and management of complications.
first_indexed 2024-04-10T08:44:32Z
format Article
id doaj.art-371bfcf4861f4f3fa45b49639eb568e5
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 2277-8543
2455-6874
language English
last_indexed 2024-04-10T08:44:32Z
publishDate 2022-07-01
publisher JCDR Research and Publications Pvt. Ltd.
record_format Article
series International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery
spelling doaj.art-371bfcf4861f4f3fa45b49639eb568e52023-02-22T09:11:34ZengJCDR Research and Publications Pvt. Ltd.International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery2277-85432455-68742022-07-01113RO01RO0510.7860/IJARS/2022/51940.2789Doppler Ultrasonography in Planning Arteriovenous Fistula for Haemodialysis with Follow-up for Maturity and Complications- A Cohort StudyVK Pranav0CR Srinivasa Babu1KP Shashidhar2Former Postgraduate Cum Tutor, Radiodiagnosis, PES Institute of Medical sciences and Research (PESIMSR), Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh, India. Former Professor and Head, Department of Radiodiagnosis, PES Institute of Medical sciences and Research, Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh, IndiaProfessor, Department of Vascular Surgery, PES Institute of Medical sciences and Research, Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh, India. Introduction: Patients having End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) require kidney replacement therapy for survival. As kidney transplantation is expensive, haemodialysis using an Arteriovenous Fistula (AVF) is the preferred mode of management. Preoperative assessment of blood vessels using Doppler Ultrasonography (DUS) in the creation of an efficient AVF. Aim: To use DUS for the evaluation and mapping of blood vessels, selection for AVF construction, the time taken for fistula maturation, the primary patency rate, the vascular changes in major co-morbidities and the complications on follow-up. Materials and Methods: An prospective observational and cohort study of 100 patients requiring AVF for haemodialysis was undertaken between January 2015 to November 2016 at Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, PES Institute of Medical sciences and Research, Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh, India. Preoperative vascular evaluation using duplex DUS was performed to know the diameter, caliber, distensibility of veins and flow velocity of arteries. Postoperative follow-up was done in fourth and sixth week for early detection and management of complications. Results: The study included total of 100 patients (64 men and 36 women, mean age of 40±15.4 years) requiring AVF aged between 16 to 65 years. Following vascular mapping, Brachio- Cephalic Fistula (BCF) was constructed in 48 and Radio-Cephalic Fistula (RCF) in 52 patients. A mean diameter of 2.1 mm for cephalic vein in forearm and 2.6 mm in arm was adequate for AVF construction. Overall maturity rate was 75% and time taken for maturation was four weeks for BCF, six weeks for RCF and one year primary patency rate was 80%. Complications were noted in 30%, included thrombosis, haematoma, stenosis, pseudoaneurysm and so on. Conclusion: Preoperative DUS is an economical investigation with exceptional ability to visualise vascular features and aids in planning reliable AVF. Systematic postoperative surveillance of AVF reduces the risk of failure due to early detection and management of complications.https://ijars.net/article_fulltext.aspx?issn=0973-709x&year=2022&month=July&volume=11&issue=3&page=RO01%20-%20RO05&id=2789brachio-cephalic fistulaend stage renal diseasevascular mapping
spellingShingle VK Pranav
CR Srinivasa Babu
KP Shashidhar
Doppler Ultrasonography in Planning Arteriovenous Fistula for Haemodialysis with Follow-up for Maturity and Complications- A Cohort Study
International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery
brachio-cephalic fistula
end stage renal disease
vascular mapping
title Doppler Ultrasonography in Planning Arteriovenous Fistula for Haemodialysis with Follow-up for Maturity and Complications- A Cohort Study
title_full Doppler Ultrasonography in Planning Arteriovenous Fistula for Haemodialysis with Follow-up for Maturity and Complications- A Cohort Study
title_fullStr Doppler Ultrasonography in Planning Arteriovenous Fistula for Haemodialysis with Follow-up for Maturity and Complications- A Cohort Study
title_full_unstemmed Doppler Ultrasonography in Planning Arteriovenous Fistula for Haemodialysis with Follow-up for Maturity and Complications- A Cohort Study
title_short Doppler Ultrasonography in Planning Arteriovenous Fistula for Haemodialysis with Follow-up for Maturity and Complications- A Cohort Study
title_sort doppler ultrasonography in planning arteriovenous fistula for haemodialysis with follow up for maturity and complications a cohort study
topic brachio-cephalic fistula
end stage renal disease
vascular mapping
url https://ijars.net/article_fulltext.aspx?issn=0973-709x&year=2022&month=July&volume=11&issue=3&page=RO01%20-%20RO05&id=2789
work_keys_str_mv AT vkpranav dopplerultrasonographyinplanningarteriovenousfistulaforhaemodialysiswithfollowupformaturityandcomplicationsacohortstudy
AT crsrinivasababu dopplerultrasonographyinplanningarteriovenousfistulaforhaemodialysiswithfollowupformaturityandcomplicationsacohortstudy
AT kpshashidhar dopplerultrasonographyinplanningarteriovenousfistulaforhaemodialysiswithfollowupformaturityandcomplicationsacohortstudy