Prospective controlled pilot study of arteriovenous fistula placement using the novel Optiflow device Milind Nikam, MBBS, MRCP (Neph), MD, Eric Solomon Chemla, BSc, MD, FRCS, Jackie Evans, RN, Angela Summers, PhD, Paul Brenchley, PhD, Afshin Tavakoli, MD, FRCS, Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, MD, PhD, FASN, Sandip Mitra, MD, FRCP Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 61, Issue 4, Pages 1020-1025 (April 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2014.11.082 Copyright © 2015 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Schematic diagram of an in situ Optiflow device. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2015 61, 1020-1025DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2014.11.082) Copyright © 2015 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Schematic Optiflow arteriovenous fistula (AVF) surgical placement technique. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2015 61, 1020-1025DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2014.11.082) Copyright © 2015 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Kaplan-Meier survival graph depicting primary patency. Standard errors for both groups at 14-, 42-, and 90-day intervals were 0.06, 0.07, and 0.07, respectively. Cn, Numbers at risk at the time interval in the control group; On, numbers at risk at the time interval in the Optiflow group. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2015 61, 1020-1025DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2014.11.082) Copyright © 2015 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions