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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Apr 18.
Published in final edited form as: Nephrology (Carlton). 2023 Sep 11;28(12):672–681. doi: 10.1111/nep.14236

Table 3. First and second-level access monitoring and practice trends.

First level access monitoring (n, %)
Yes No Variable DNP
By physical examination 19 (90.5%) 0 0 2 (9.52%)
By QB stress test   1 (4.76%) 11 (52.4 %) 3 (14.3%) 6 (28.6%)
Dynamic venous pressure   5 (23.8%)   6 (28.6 %) 4 (19%) 6 (28.6%)
Static venous pressure   3 (14.3%)   8 (38%) 4 (19%) 6 (28.6%)
Kt/V online 10 (47.6%)   3 (14.3 %) 3 (14.3%) 5 (23.8%)
Level 2 ECHO Doppler based access monitoring (n, %)
Yes No Variable DNP
ECHO Doppler monitoring of access
  performed as protocol
  5 (23.8%) 10 (47.6%) 3 (14.3%) 4 (19%)
Is ECHO Doppler examination performed by
  nephrologists
  2 (9.5%) 14 (66.7%) 2 (9.5%) 3 (14.3%)