Ultrasound evaluation of arteriovenous fistula for hemodialysis
https://doi.org/10.24835/1607-0771-287
Abstract
The article presents a pictorial literature review on ultrasound evaluation of arteriovenous fistula for hemodialysis in patients with end-stage renal failure. Native arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is considered the “gold standard” of vascular access. Nowadays ultrasound is the first-line imaging modality of management of patients receiving hemodialysis treatment at all stages. The article highlights the role of ultrasound in preoperative assessment when planning the AVF creation, assessing the maturation of vascular access, as well as early detection of its dysfunction. The main complications of arteriovenous fistulas are presented, and examples of their diagnosis using the ultrasound are given.
About the Author
E. V. Polukhina
Postgraduate Institute for Public Health Workers; 9, Krasnodarskaya str., Khabarovsk 680009, Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Elena V. Polukhina – Doct. of Sci. (Med.), Associate Professor, Professor of Division of Rаdiology and Functional Diagnostics, Postgraduate Institute for Public Health Workers, Khabarovsk.
https://orcid.org/0000- 0002-8760-4880
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