Spiral laminar flow, the earliest predictor for maturation of arteriovenous fistula for hemodialysis access

Aneesh Srivastava; Varun Mittal; Hira Lal; Tarun Javali; Nitesh Patidar; Sanjoy Sureka; Shikhar Aggarwal

doi:10.4103/0970-1591.159650

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Year : 2015 | Volume : 31 | Issue : 3 | Page : 240-244

Spiral laminar flow, the earliest predictor for maturation of arteriovenous fistula for hemodialysis access

Aneesh Srivastava¹, Varun Mittal², Hira Lal³, Tarun Javali⁴, Nitesh Patidar², Sanjoy Sureka², Shikhar Aggarwal²
¹ Department of Transplant Surgery and Urology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
² Department of Kidney Transplant and Urology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
³ Department of Radiology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
⁴ Department of Kidney Transplant Surgery, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Correspondence Address:
Dr. Aneesh Srivastava
Professor, Transplant Surgery and Urology, C Block, Urology Office, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareily Road, Lucknow - 226014, Uttar Pradesh
India

Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None

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DOI: 10.4103/0970-1591.159650

Introduction: Arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is the gold standard vascular access for hemodialysis (HD). A thrill or murmur immediately after creation of AVF is considered a predictive sign of success. However, this does not ensure final maturation for successful HD. Our objective was to determine different clinical and duplex parameters within AVF to predict maturation and subsequent successful HD. Materials and Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted on 187 patients who had AVF formation from July 2012 to May 2013. Following surgery, all patients had Doppler ultrasound (DU) on Days 0 and 7. Doppler parameters noted in the outflow vein were: Thrill, broadening of spectral waveform with increased peak systolic velocity (PSV) and spiral laminar flow (SLF). Patients with at least one positive parameter at Day 0 were followed-up serially and underwent repeat Doppler imaging on Day 7. Patients with the absence of all three parameters on Day 0 were excluded from the study. Endpoint was maturation of AVF, i.e. successful HD. Statistical analysis was performed with binary logistic regression, to find out the strongest and earliest predictor for maturation of AVF using SPSS version 20. Results: SLF and broadening of spectral waveform with increased PSV were found to have a significant association with maturation (P = 0.0001). Presence of SLF on Day 0 most strongly predicted maturation. Presence of thrill or murmur could not predict the maturation. Conclusions: SLF pattern in AVF is the most important and the earliest predictor of maturation.

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