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Richards, James, Hossain, Mohammed, Summers, Dominic, Slater, Matthew, Bartlett, Matthew, Kosmoliaptsis, Vasilis, Wilson, Edward C.F. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8369-1577, Lagaac, Regin, Sidders, Anna, Foley, Claire, Laing, Emma, Hopkins, Valerie, Fitzpatrick-Creamer, Chloe, Hudson, Cara, Thomas, Helen, Turner, Sam, Tambyraja, Andrew, Somalanka, Subash, Hunter, James, Dutta, Sam, Lawman, Sarah, Salter, Tracey, Aslam, Mohammed, Bagul, Atul, Sivaprakasam, Rajesh, Smith, George, Moinuddin, Zia, Knight, Simon, Gibbs, Paul, Motallebzadeh, Reza, Barnett, Nicholas and Pettigrew, Gavin
(2019)
Surveillance arterioveNous fistulAs using ultRasound (SONAR) trial in haemodialysis patients:A study protocol for a multicentre observational study.
BMJ Open, 9 (7).
ISSN 2044-6055
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Abstract
Introduction Arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) are considered the best and safest modality for providing haemodialysis in patients with end-stage renal disease. Only 20% of UK centres achieve the recommended 80% target for achieving dialysis of the prevalent dialysis population via permanent access (as opposed to a central venous catheter). This is partly due to the relatively poor maturation rate of newly created fistulas, with as many as 50% of fistulas failing to mature. The Surveillance Of arterioveNous fistulAe using ultRasound study will examine whether a protocolised programme of Doppler ultrasound (US) surveillance can identify, early after creation, potentially correctable problems in those AVFs that subsequently fail to mature. Methods and analysis This is a multicentre observational study that will assess newly created AVFs by Doppler US performed at 2, 4, 6 and 10 weeks after creation. The primary outcome measure will be primary fistula patency at week 10. Secondary outcome measures include: successful use of the fistula; clinical suitability for dialysis; creation of new fistula or radiological salvage; fistula thrombosis; secondary fistula patency rate and patient acceptability. Ethics and dissemination The study has been approved by the Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Research Ethics Committee and by the Health Research Authority (REC 18/EE/0234). The results generated from this work will be published as open access, within 3 years of trial commencement. We will also present our findings at key national/international renal meetings, as well as support volunteers at renal patient groups to disseminate the trial outcome. Trial registration number ISRCTN36033877
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | dialysis,end stage renal failure,surgery,ultrasound,medicine(all) ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2700 |
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| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Economics Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Public Health and Health Services Research (former - to 2023) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Population Health |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 05 May 2020 00:07 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Jun 2024 15:11 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/74985 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031210 |
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