title: [Comparison of different monitoring techniques for vascular access in chronic hemodialysis].
abstract: Aim of the study was to compare different techniques of monitoring for vascular accesses in our chronic hemodialysis patients. Twenty seven patients (14 men, 13 women) were investigated. The accesses studied consisted of 19 arteriovenous fistulas and 8 vascular protheses. Twenty-four were trouble free, venous pressure was high in two, one was difficult to puncture. Three measurements of recirculation percentage were made for each patient, as well as a color Doppler flow imaging, and a digital angiography of the access. Recirculation measurements were normal for all patients including those with functional abnormalities. A stenosis was found 9 times with the Doppler and 10 times by angiography, there being disagreement between the two techniques in one case. The location of the stenosis was the same in the 9 concordant cases. There was a very strong correlation between the degree of stenosis found using the two techniques (p < 0.0001). In conclusion, measurement of recirculation appears to us to be of no interest for verifying a vascular access. On the other hand, the color Doppler seems to be an excellent choice for detecting an abnormality. An arteriographic confirmation seems necessary before correction.
authors.affiliation: Service d'hémodialyse, Hôpital Pellegrin, Bordeaux.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: de Précigout
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Larroumet
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dows
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Grenier
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Combe
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Potaux
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aparicio
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017078:Laser-Doppler Flowmetry; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Comparaison de différentes techniques de surveillance des abords vasculaires chez l'hémodialysé chronique.