Arteriovenous fistula. A potential complication of venipuncture.
We describe a very unusual complication of venipuncture: an arteriovenous fistula between the brachial artery and median cubital vein. The clinical presentation and treatment of arteriovenous fistulas and methods of preventing this complication are reviewed.
Norcross
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Department of Community and Family Medicine, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla 92093.
Shackford
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SR
D000328:Adult; D001132:Arm / Q000098:blood supply*; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection; D001916:Brachial Artery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011677:Punctures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011859:Radiography; D014680:Veins