title: Placing a primary arteriovenous fistula that works--more or less known aspects, new ideas.
abstract: Despite the pre-operative availability of well-defined criteria to create a primary arteriovenous fistula (AVF) a high early failure/missing maturation is complained worldwide. Based on new results from basic research using numerical techniques, the authors try to guide attention to a widely neglected field in published data: the unremarkable, small, but essential surgical details in creating a successful AVF. The aim is to describe their significance and to give them a place in a cross-border context.
authors.affiliation: Interdisciplinary Vascular Access Center, University Hospital, Cologne, Köln, Germany. klaus.konner@gmx.de
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Konner
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lomonte
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Basile
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000601:surgery*; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008955:Models, Cardiovascular; D006435:Renal Dialysis