Wcn26-9309 Vascular Access Complications in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients - A Cross Sectional Study From a South Indian Tertiary Care Public Sector Teaching Hospital

A functional vascular access (VA) serves as the lifeline for patients undergoing maintenance hemo dialysis (MHD). Among access modalities, arteriovenous fistulae (AVFs) have long been regarded as the gold standard due to their superior long-term patency and lower infection risk compared to central venous catheters. However, AVFs are not without any complications; maturation failure rates remain high—ranging between 20% and 60%—and patients are vulnerable to complications such as thrombosis, stenosis, aneurysm, and steal syndrome2