To BAM or Not to BAM?: A Closer Look at Balloon-Assisted Maturation
DerDerian T, Hingorani A, Ascher E, Marks N, Jimenez R, Aboian E, Jacob T, Boniscavage P. To BAM or Not to BAM?: A Closer Look at Balloon-Assisted Maturation. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2012, 27: 104-109. PMID: 23092734, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2012.06.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBalloon-Assisted MaturationAutogenous arterio-venous fistulaPost-procedural hematomaVascular access databaseVolume flow measurementsPast medical historyArterio-venous fistulaCommon risk factorsSize of balloonSuccessful maturationAssisted maturationPostoperative duplexWall hematomaDilatation proceduresDiabetes mellitusBalloon groupRetrospective studyHematoma formationMedical historyRisk factorsDifferent balloon sizesUltrasound guidanceAggressive approachBalloon sizeRetrospective analysis