Study Objective: To identify the incidence of repeat surgery and subsequent findings after the performance of unconfined uterine power morcellation.
Design: A retrospective descriptive study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2).
Setting: Southern California Kaiser Permanente Medical Centers.
Purpose: This report presents a new animal model of arteriovenous fistula (AVF) with attention given to surgical techniques as well as hemodynamic and pathologic measurements. Of note, this model was created with a tunneled central catheter with the purpose of studying therapeutic interventions, including hemodialysis.
Methods: Side-common carotid artery to end-external jugular vein AVFs were created in eight minipigs.