ANALYSIS OF 100 ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULAS AS VASCULAR ACCESS FOR HAEMODIALYSIS; A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

Background: Patients with chronic kidney disease require arteriovenous fistulas (AVF) for haemodialysis. The aim of this study is to share experience of creating arteriovenous fistulas for haemodialysis. This is a ret Methods: rospective study analysing all patients with chronic kidney disease in whom arteriovenous fistula was created surgically for haemodialysis access from August 2024 to July 2025. After four to six weeks, a fistula with a good thrill was considered to be mature and was subjected to cannulation and then haemodialysis. The average age of patients was 55.95 years. 64% of the patients were males and Results: 36% were females. The anatomical site of AVF creation was radiocephalic fistula (RCF) in 85% (n = 85), brachiocephalic fistula (BCF) in 13% (n = 13) and brachiobasilic fistula (BBF) in 2% (n = 2). Success rate of arteriovenous fistulas was 85%. Most common cause of failure was thrombosis, which occurred in 10% of total patients. Other causes of failure were wound infection, aneurysm and failure to mature which occurred in 1%, 1% and 3% patients respectively. The success rate reported in this study was fairly acceptable. AVF provides reasonabl Conclusion: y good functional rates with acceptable complications. The complications rates were also similar to other data available in India.