Table III.
Procedure Characteristics.
| Overall (n=128) | Vit D ≤ 20 (n=71) | Vit D >20 (n=57) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | p-value | |
| Fistula Type: | |||||||
| Cimino | 58 | 45.3 | 37 | 52.1 | 21 | 36.8 | .05 |
| Brachio-cephalic | 32 | 25.0 | 17 | 23.9 | 15 | 26.3 | .4 |
| Brachio-basilic | 22 | 17.2 | 8 | 11.3 | 14 | 24.6 | .04 |
| AV Graft | 16 | 12.5 | 9 | 12.7 | 7 | 12.3 | .6 |
| Interventions: | |||||||
| Balloon angioplasty | 41 | 32.0 | 21 | 29.6 | 20 | 35.1 | .6 |
| Thrombectomy | 17 | 13.3 | 14 | 19.7 | 3 | 5.3 | .02 |
| Branch ligation | 14 | 10.9 | 9 | 12.7 | 5 | 8.8 | .6 |
| Pseudoaneurysm revision | 3 | 2.3 | 3 | 4.2 | 0 | -- | .3 |
| Anastomotic revision | 5 | 3.9 | 2 | 2.8 | 3 | 5.3 | .7 |
| 2nd stage superficialization | 23 | 18.0 | 10 | 14.1 | 13 | 22.8 | .2 |
| Outcomes: | |||||||
| Mature | 65 | 50.8 | 36 | 50.1 | 29 | 50.9 | .4 |
| Thrombosed | 42 | 32.8 | 27 | 38 | 15 | 26.3 | .1 |
| Ligated: | |||||||
| Steal | 5 | 3.9 | 2 | 2.8 | 3 | 5.3 | .7 |
| Transplant/non-use | 10 | 7.8 | 8 | 11.3 | 2 | 3.5 | .2 |
| Pseudoaneurysm | 2 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.4 | 1 | 1.8 | 1.0 |
| Infection | 2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.8 | 0 | -- | .5 |