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 analysisScreening for Carotid Artery Stenosis and Renal Artery Stenosis in Patients Undergoing Tunneled Cuffed Hemodialysis Catheter Placement
Lin R, Hingorani A, Marks N, Ascher E, Jimenez R, Aboian E, McIntyre T, Jacob T. Screening for Carotid Artery Stenosis and Renal Artery Stenosis in Patients Undergoing Tunneled Cuffed Hemodialysis Catheter Placement. Vascular And Endovascular Surgery 2012, 46: 364-368. PMID: 22730399, DOI: 10.1177/1538574412449391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAortic Aneurysm, AbdominalCarotid StenosisCatheterization, Central VenousCatheters, IndwellingComorbidityEquipment DesignFemaleHumansKidney DiseasesLogistic ModelsMaleMass ScreeningMiddle AgedNew YorkOdds RatioPredictive Value of TestsPrevalenceRenal Artery ObstructionRenal DialysisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexUltrasonography, Doppler, DuplexConceptsRenal artery stenosisDialysis catheter placementAbdominal aorta aneurysmCatheter placementArtery stenosisDuplex studiesCarotid duplex scanHemodialysis catheter placementChronic renal diseaseCarotid duplex studiesCarotid artery stenosisCommon risk factorsDialysis catheterDuplex scanRenal diseaseDuplex scanningVascular diseaseRisk factorsAorta aneurysmCarotid arteryRoutine screeningStudy populationPrevalence ratesPatientsStenosis