title: Arteriovenous shunt using the sleeve technique in the dog.
abstract: Arteriovenous shunts were constructed in 12 dogs for simplified venous access. A modified end-in-end technique was used. In this technique, the donor vessel is telescoped into the recipient vessel and kept in place with two sutures, not exposed to the blood stream. Mean skin-to-skin time was 17 minutes. Ten shunts were patent one week after construction. Nine were open after one month. We have concluded that this anastomotic technique is suitable for the construction of arteriovenous shunts in dogs and that it facilitates venous access.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D004285:Dogs; D013536:Suture Techniques