Distal radial artery ligation for treatment of steal syndrome associated with radiocephalic arteriovenous fistula

Tolba, Mahmoud; Maresch, M; Kamal, Dhafer

doi:10.1093/jscr/rjaa314

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“…In addition, access banding will not be effective in the setting of necrosis. 9 Distal radial artery ligation is a possibility for radiocephalic steal syndrome with rest pain. However, in the setting of tissue loss, other interventions for revascularization such as DRIL or proximalization of the arterial inflow and revision using distal inflow will be needed.…”

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Proximalization through one incision of a wrist arteriovenous fistula and distal revascularization with interval ligation

Rafizadeh¹,

Lee²,

James³

et al. 2023

Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases, Innovations and Techniques

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Proximalization through one incision of a wrist arteriovenous fistula and distal revascularization with interval ligation

Rafizadeh¹,

Lee²,

James³

et al. 2023

Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases, Innovations and Techniques

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Risk factors for thrombosis in dialysis patients: A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis

Shiri,

Rezaeian,

Abdi

et al. 2024

Journal of Vascular Nursing

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Contemporary outcomes of distal radial artery ligation for access related hand ischemia

Fitzgibbon,

Heindel,

Hentschel

et al. 2023

J Vasc Access

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Objectives: Access related hand ischemia (ARHI) is a rare albeit morbid complication of hemodialysis access creation. Distal radial artery ligation (DRAL) has been described as a strategy to improve perfusion to the hand while maintaining the access. The objective of this study was to report longitudinal outcomes of DRAL for ARHI. Methods: Retrospective cohort study (2015–2021) of all patients who underwent DRAL for ARHI at a tertiary care vascular center. Subjects were identified using the Mass General Brigham clinical data warehouse and data collection was supplemented with chart adjudication. Outcomes captured included 30-day complications and improvement in ARHI-related symptoms at 1 year. Results: Thirty-one patients were included. Mean (SD) age was 59.9 (14.5) and 67.7% were male. Wrist radial-cephalic (74.2%) and proximal radial-cephalic (9.7%) configurations were most common. ARHI severity was: 9.7% stage 1 (retrograde flow without symptoms); 38.7% stage 2 (pain during exercise or dialysis); 41.9% stage 3 (pain at rest); and 9.7% stage 4 (tissue loss). High flow was present in 35.5% of patients at baseline with median (IQR) flow of 1670 ml/min (1478–1954). After DRAL, median (IQR) flow reduction in the high flow group was 953 ml/min (645–993); concurrent precision banding was performed in 29% to reduce flow. The 30-day risk of complication was 3.2% ( n = 1 access thrombosis). During follow-up, 82.1% showed improvement in symptoms and 3.6% of patients needed an additional procedure for ARHI. Carpal tunnel surgery was required for improvement in 7.1% of patients and was suspected as the culprit of symptoms in 7.1%. Conclusion: Distal radial artery ligation for ARHI is safe and can improve ischemic symptoms in most patients while salvaging access function. Precision banding can serve as a useful adjunct in high flow accesses. Carpal tunnel syndrome should be considered as part of the differential diagnosis of hand pain in this population.

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Distal radial artery ligation for treatment of steal syndrome associated with radiocephalic arteriovenous fistula

Cited by 3 publications

References 9 publications

Proximalization through one incision of a wrist arteriovenous fistula and distal revascularization with interval ligation

Proximalization through one incision of a wrist arteriovenous fistula and distal revascularization with interval ligation

Risk factors for thrombosis in dialysis patients: A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis

Contemporary outcomes of distal radial artery ligation for access related hand ischemia

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