Evaluation of patency of arteriovenous fistula and its relative complications in diabetic patients.

Purpose: To study the arteriovenous fistula patency, duration of its maintenance, and its relative complications.

Materials And Methods: One hundred and thirty patients who had undergone hemodialysis during five years (1996 to 2001) were included in this study. The patency rate and complications, including paresthesia, pain induced by ischemia, venous hypertension, infection, erythema, and edema, were assessed.