AV Fustula Lab Report

commonly, fistulas can also be created in the lower extremities, creation process however differs. AV fistula placement is done in groin only when options in the arm and hands are either not available or are exhausted due to failure of fistulas previously created in the arms. A fistula takes many weeks to mature, on average perhaps 4–6 weeks.
During dialysis treatment, two needles are inserted into venous column of the fistula, one draws blood to the dialysis machine and the other one to return it to venous circulation. While inserting the needles orientation of the normal flow is taken into account. The "arterial" needle draws blood from the "upstream" location while the "venous" needle returns blood "downstream". If this arrangement is switched