title: Brachial-jugular expanded PTFE grafts for dialysis.
abstract: The objective of this study was to analyze the long-term outcome of 51 patients with brachial-jugular grafts for dialysis. Age, presence of diabetic nephropathy, complications of the angio-access, and therapeutic methods of treating complications were analyzed. All surgical procedures were performed under local anesthesia in an ambulatory surgical setting. The duration of angio-access was analyzed using the life-table method. Our results showed that brachial-jugular grafts can be performed under local anesthesia and in an ambulatory surgical setting. This procedure can be an alternative to complex intrathoracic procedures, Dacron cuff catheters, or lower limb grafts, in cases of stenosis or occlusion of the subclavian vein.
authors.affiliation: Vascular Access Unit, H.G.U. Gregorio Marañón, 28007 Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vega
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Polo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Polo
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: López Baena
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pacheco
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: García-Pajares
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D001916:Brachial Artery / Q000637:transplantation*; D002648:Child; D003956:Dialysis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000637:transplantation*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014654:Vascular Patency / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene