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The Immature Arteriovenous Fistula

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Fistula maturation is fundamental to dialysis success. Arteriovenous fistula (AVF) maturation is considered clinically successful, if 6 weeks after surgery, the fistula supports a flow of 600 ml/min, is located at a maximum of 6 mm from the skin surface, and has a diameter of at least 6 mm. This chapter discusses fistula maturation and management of the immature fistula.

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    Dean Klinger MD

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    Anahita Dua

  3. Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery The University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

    Susanna Shin

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Klinger, D. (2017). The Immature Arteriovenous Fistula. In: Shalhub, S., Dua, A., Shin, S. (eds) Hemodialysis Access. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40061-7_27

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