The snuffbox fistula should be preferred over the wrist arteriovenous fistula Krzysztof Letachowicz, MD, PhD, Tomasz Gołębiowski, MD, PhD, Mariusz Kusztal, MD, PhD, Waldemar Letachowicz, MD, PhD, Wacław Weyde, MD, PhD, Marian Klinger, MD, PhD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 63, Issue 2, Pages 436-440 (February 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2015.08.104 Copyright © 2016 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 The radial artery (A) or its posterior branch is anastomosed with the cephalic vein (V) at the wrist (I) or at the snuffbox (II). Journal of Vascular Surgery 2016 63, 436-440DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2015.08.104) Copyright © 2016 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Cumulative primary patency is shown for snuffbox arteriovenous fistula (SBAVF) and wrist arteriovenous fistula (WAVF) accesses. The numbers below chart represent numbers at risk. Standard errors (SEs) for SBAVF and WAVF did not exceed 7% and 6%, respectively. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2016 63, 436-440DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2015.08.104) Copyright © 2016 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Cumulative secondary patency is shown for snuffbox arteriovenous fistula (SBAVF) and wrist arteriovenous fistula (WAVF) accesses. The numbers below chart represent numbers at risk. Standard errors (SEs) for SBAVF and WAVF did not exceed 4% and 3%, respectively. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2016 63, 436-440DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2015.08.104) Copyright © 2016 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions