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ArticleThe journal of vascular access2025

Similar outcomes of arteriovenous fistulae created under general or regional anesthesia.

Johannes W Drouven, Meine H Fernhout, Cor de Bruin, Arie M van Roon, Reinoud Ph Bokkers, Clark J Zeebregts

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Article in The journal of vascular access, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Johannes W DrouvenDepartment of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-4694-0802
Meine H FernhoutDepartment of Anesthesiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0009-0008-8540-7753
Cor de BruinDepartment of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Arie M van RoonDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Reinoud Ph BokkersDepartment of Radiology, Medical Imaging Center, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Clark J ZeebregtsDepartment of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
University Medical Center Groningen · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere is growing evidence that type of anesthesia can significantly change vascular access surgery outcomes. Still, there is limited evidence on the impact of regional anesthesia (RA) on patency and failure rates compared to general anesthesia (GA). The aim of this study was to compare the outcomes of RA and GA in patients who underwent vascular access creation at our center.

methodsData collected in our prospectively maintained database of patients with chronic renal dysfunction requiring hemodialysis were analyzed, 464 patients were included. Outcome parameters such as maturation, primary failure, postoperative flow measurements, patency rates, and survival outcomes were compared between RA and GA groups.

resultsIn this study 489 vascular access procedures were performed in 464 patients, 318 included in the RA group and 171 in the GA group. Median follow-up time was 29.9 (IQR 37.3) months in the RA group versus 33.0 (IQR 40.7) in the GA group (

conclusionsBased on our results, both RA and GA demonstrate similar results regarding patient survival, maturation, failure, or patency after vascular access creation. Still, patient-specific factors for each type of anesthesia as well as patient preference should be considered.

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Anesthesia, ConductionAnesthesia, GeneralArteriovenous Shunt, SurgicalRenal DialysisRenal Insufficiency, ChronicUpper ExtremityAgedDatabases, FactualFemaleGraft Occlusion, VascularHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTime FactorsAV fistuladialysisDialysis accessnursingtechniques & procedures

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PMID37997150
PMCPMC11849252
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