Table 1 Characteristics of 10 patients who had undergone conventional procedures (banding, plication, and interposition).
| Patient No. | Age | F/M | Access type | Time after AVF (months) | DM | Indication | Procedure | FV pre | FV post | FV f/u | Ope (min) | f/u (years) | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HT | |||||||||||||
| HL | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 62 | M | RC AVF | 59 | HT | HF/HAIDI (2b) | Banding | 2,000 | 600 | 750 | 45 | 2.5 | Death after 2.5 years |
| HL | |||||||||||||
| 2 | 89 | F | RC AVF | 110 | HT | HF/VH | Banding | 1,780 | 370 | 76 | 0.3 | Central venous PTA | |
| Lost to f/u | |||||||||||||
| 3 | 68 | F | RC AVF | 32 | DM | HF/HAIDI (2b) | Banding | 1,610 | 680 | 600 | 56 | 0.9 | Death after 0.9 years |
| HT | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 61 | M | RC AVF | 125 | HT | HF/VH | Fistula plication | 1,480 | 930 | 1,720 | 110 | 2.1 | Central venous PTA |
| Central venous obstruction | |||||||||||||
| Ligation due to VH recurred | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 50 | M | BB AVF | 81 | HT | HF/VH | Banding | 3,000 | 650 | 1,470 | 52 | 5.0 | Central venous PTA |
| Thrombosis | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 79 | F | BB loop AVG | 6 | DM | HF/VH | Graft plication | 1,200 | 510 | 780 | 33 | 0.4 | Central venous PTA |
| HT | Central venous obstruction | ||||||||||||
| Ligation due to VH recurred | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 72 | M | BB loop AVG | 2 | HT | HF/VH | Graft plication | 1,200 | 300 | 400 | 108 | 0.4 | Central venous PTA |
| Central venous obstruction | |||||||||||||
| Ligation due to VH recurred | |||||||||||||
| 8 | 78 | F | RC AVF | 29 | HT | HF/VH | Fistula plication | 1,700 | 530 | 2,000 | 216 | 2.1 | Central venous PTA |
| GIT was performed due to VH recurred (→ GIT case11) | |||||||||||||
| 9 | 71 | M | BB loop AVG | 1 | DM | HF/VH | Graft plication | 1,600 | 490 | 700 | 57 | 2.8 | Central venous PTA |
| Thrombosis | |||||||||||||
| Death after 2.8 years | |||||||||||||
| 10 | 60 | F | RC AVF | 7 | HT | HF/HAIDI (2b) | Interposition | 2,600 | 800 | 900 | 78 | 0.3 | Lost to f/u |
| Mean | 69.0 | 45.1 | 1,817 | 586 | 1,036 | 83.1 | 1.65 | ||||||
| ±SD | ±11 | ±46 | ±579 | ±190 | ±554 | ±53.1 | ±1.52 |
RC AVF: radio-cephalic arteriovenous fistula; BB AVF: brachial basilica arteriovenous fistula; BB loop AVG: brachial basilica loop arteriovenous graft; VH: venous hypertension; HF: high flow arteriovenous access; FV: flow volume; pre: preoperation; post: postoperation; ope: operation; f/u: follow-up; HAIDI: hemodialysis access-induced distal ischemia; DM: diabetes mellitus; HT: hypertension; HL: hyperlipidemia; PTA: percutaneous transluminal angioplasty