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ReviewKardiochirurgia i torakochirurgia polska = Polish journal of cardio-thoracic surgery2022

Treatment options for dialysis access steal syndrome.

Spyros I Papadoulas, Natasa Kouri, Andreas Tsimpoukis, Panagiotis Kitrou, Marios Papasotiriou, Konstantinos M Nikolakopoulos, Georgios-Ioannis Verras, Ioannis Panagiotopoulos, Francesk Mulita, Konstantinos G Moulakakis

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Review in Kardiochirurgia i torakochirurgia polska = Polish journal of cardio-thoracic surgery, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Utility of TcPOYonago acta medica · 2026
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  3. Distal revascularization and interval ligation for femoral arteriovenous graft steal syndrome.Journal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques · 2026
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  5. Maintaining functionality by graft interposition in a Brescia-Cimino arteriovenous fistula resembling an ulnar-basilic fistula.Kardiochirurgia i torakochirurgia polska = Polish journal of cardio-thoracic surgery · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Spyros I PapadoulasVascular Surgery Department, Patras University Hospital, Patras, Greece.
Natasa KouriVascular Surgery Department, Patras University Hospital, Patras, Greece.
Andreas TsimpoukisVascular Surgery Department, Patras University Hospital, Patras, Greece.
Panagiotis KitrouInterventional Radiology Department, Patras University Hospital, Patras, Greece.
Marios PapasotiriouDepartment of Nephrology, Patras University Hospital, Patras, Greece.
Konstantinos M NikolakopoulosVascular Surgery Department, Patras University Hospital, Patras, Greece.
Georgios-Ioannis VerrasDepartment of Surgery, General University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece.
Ioannis PanagiotopoulosDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, General University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece.
Francesk MulitaDepartment of Surgery, General University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece.
Konstantinos G MoulakakisVascular Surgery Department, Patras University Hospital, Patras, Greece.
General University Hospital of Patras · GR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vascular access-induced limb ischemia is a known complication of arteriovenous fistulas and grafts. Many techniques have been adopted to prevent steal in high-risk patients and to treat steal in cases of moderate ischemia not controlled with conservative management. A major factor guiding treatment is access flow volume. Management is different when ischemia is combined with the excessive flow in contrast to the combination with normal flow. We describe the most popular techniques encountered in the English literature as a part of a stepwise approach to treating dialysis access steal syndrome. In absence of ischemia, when cardiac issues emerge due to extreme access flow volumes, some of these techniques are also used to decrease flow and protect the heart. Patient's history, focused clinical examination, color duplex ultrasound examination, pulse oximetry and an angiogram are essential tools to approach this entity.

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aneurysmarteriovenous fistulaischemiavascular grafting

Identifiers

PMID36268490
PMCPMC9574582
OpenAlexW4307036670

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