A Cimino fistula, also called a Cimino-Brescia fistula or surgically created arteriovenous fistula, is a type of vascular access for hemodialysis. It is typically a surgically created connection between an artery and a vein in the arm, giving dialysis a durable, high-flow access point, though acquired arteriovenous fistulas exist that do not in fact demonstrate a direct connection to an artery.
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How does the NHS describe the arteriovenous fistula made for haemodialysis?
The NHS page on what happens in dialysis states: "a procedure to join an artery and a vein together to make a new blood vessel for the machine to attach to (usually in the inside of your arm, on your wrist or elbow). This is called an AVF (arteriovenous fistula). The procedure is usually done under local anaesthetic and takes about an hour."
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A Cimino fistula, also Cimino-Brescia fistula, surgically created arteriovenous fistula and (less precisely) arteriovenous fistula (often abbreviated AV fistula or AVF), is a type of vascular access for hemodialysis.
History (origin-year)
The procedure was invented by doctors James Cimino and M. J. Brescia at the Bronx Veterans Administration Hospital in 1966.
In Group: Dialysis and Renal Replacement Therapy, Introduction
A Cimino fistula, also Cimino-Brescia fistula, surgically created arteriovenous fistula and (less precisely) arteriovenous fistula (often abbreviated AV fistula or AVF), is a type of vascular access for hemodialysis.
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