Polling Station
Poll 01/04/2019 – 30/04/2019
The AV access salvage procedure
Gender: Male
Age: 75 years old
Comorbidity: End-Stage Renal Disease, Diabetes, Arterial hypertension, Dyslipidemia, on hemodialysis in the last 5 years
Symptoms: Acute occlusion of a surgically created left-sided brachial cephalic AV fistula
Question #1
Which is your primary treatment option?
- Surgical
- Endovascular
- Hybrid
Question #2
Do you routinely perform phlebography/angiography after Shunt-/AV-fistula thrombectomy?
- Yes
- No
Question #3
Do you think that Intravascular Ultrasound might be a useful tool for AV Access salvage procedures?
- Yes
- No
Question #4
Which is your treatment of choice in case of cephalic arch stenosis?
- Surgical
- Plain angioplasty
- DCB angioplasty
- Bare-metal stent deployment
- Stent-graft
- Drug-eluting stent deployment
- Vessel preparation and DCB angioplasty
Question #5
Which is your treatment of choice in case of central vein stenosis?
- Surgical
- Plain angioplasty
- DCB angioplasty
- Bare-metal stent deployment
- Drug-eluting stent deployment
- Stent-graft
- Vessel preparation and DCB angioplasty
Question #6
Which is your treatment of choice in case of anastomosis stenosis?
- Surgical
- Plain angioplasty
- DCB angioplasty
- Bare-metal stent deployment
- Drug-eluting stent deployment
- Stent-graft
- Vessel preparation and DCB angioplasty
Question #7
Do you prescribe statins to improve the patency rates of AV Access?
- Yes
- No