Table 1.
Lower extremity permanent dialysis vascular access options
Autogenous lower extremity AVF |
Femoral artery-femoral vein transposition |
Femoral (superficial femoral artery)-great saphenous vein looped transposition |
Posterior tibial artery-greater saphenous vein |
Synthetic lower extremity AVG |
Upper thigh synthetic graft |
Midthigh synthetic graft |
Lower extremity CVC |
Femoral vein CVC |
AVF, arteriovenous fistula; AVG, arteriovenous graft; CVC, central venous catheter.