Snuff box radial artery access for arteriovenous fistula intervention.

Purpose: The aim of this article is to retrospectively compare snuff box radial artery access with direct fistula access for radiocephalic fistula intervention.

Materials And Methods: Review of 68 consecutive radiocephalic interventions between April 2013 and April 2017 was performed. The snuff box radial access was performed under ultrasound guidance with the hand in a neutral position (thumb up).

Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block for Arteriovenous Hemodialysis Access Procedures.

Ultrasound-guided supraclavicular brachial plexus block using 1% and 2% lidocaine in 21 procedures is reported. Average procedure time was 5.1 minutes (± 1.