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Use Of Point Of Care Ultrasound In The Pre-Op Evaluation Of Dialysis Patients Needing Creation Of Permanent Arteriovenous Access – Preliminary Study, Urvashi Mathur, Sotero Peralta
Use Of Point Of Care Ultrasound In The Pre-Op Evaluation Of Dialysis Patients Needing Creation Of Permanent Arteriovenous Access – Preliminary Study, Urvashi Mathur, Sotero Peralta
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Background: Non-invasive ultrasound evaluation is part of the preoperative evaluation of patients needing creation of arteriovenous access. This study requires patients to return for an additional visit for imaging or visit an outpatient imaging facility. These visits produce delays in surgery and increase costs in healthcare. Point of care ultrasound examination at the same time of initial physician visit, allows to decrease cost, improvement of anatomical planning, and decrease timing of surgery.
Methods: We reviewed the UTRGV Vascular Surgery Database from January to December 2020, for patients who has elective outpatient arteriovenous access creation, in which has pre-operative evaluation with …