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Upper Arm Arteriovenous Bridge Grafts for Hemodialysis

From the Department of Surgery, Baystate Medical Center, Western Campus of Tufts Medical School, Springfield, Massachusetts

Giovanni Celoria

From the Department of Surgery, Baystate Medical Center, Western Campus of Tufts Medical School, Springfield, Massachusetts

Jane Garb

From the Department of Surgery, Baystate Medical Center, Western Campus of Tufts Medical School, Springfield, Massachusetts

Upper arm arteriovenous bridge grafts are often required after failure of more distal access grafts. A retrospective review was performed comparing 57 brachioaxillary bridge grafts fistulas (BAGF) with 79 brachiosubclavian bridge graft fistulas (BSGF) performed over a twelve-year period. There was no statistical difference in primary or secondary patency rates. There was a statically higher rate of infection in the BSGF group (p<05). while thrombosis was more com mon in the BAGF group (p<.05)

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Vol. 26, No. 2, 85-92 (1992)
DOI: 10.1177/153857449202600201


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