Overview

Effects of Heparin on Arteriovenous Fistula Patency

Status:
Completed

Trial end date:
2013-01-01

Target enrollment:
0

Participant gender:
All

Summary

Arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is now the optimal method of obtaining vascular access for dialysis. Measures such as systemic anticoagulation have been proposed as means of increasing patency rates but enough evidence does not exist to support their use. The investigators aimed to evaluate the efficacy of preoperative heparin injection on patency of AVF during the first 24 hours after surgery and to determine whether such measure can be used to prevent early thrombosis of the vascular access.

Phase:

Phase 4

Accepts Healthy Volunteers?

Details

Lead Sponsor:

Fatemeh Hoseinzadegan

Treatments:

Calcium heparin
Heparin

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Chronic Kidney Disease, In need of AVF placement

Exclusion Criteria:

- Contraindications for anticoagulant therapy