Yuko Mutsuyoshi, Kiyonori Ito, Susumu Ookawara, Yuichiro Ueda, Mitsutoshi Shindo, Momoko Hirata, Hiroaki Nonaka, Junki Morino, Shohei Kaneko, Taisuke Kitano, Haruhisa Miyazawa, Keiji Hirai, Yoshiyuki Morishita
BACKGROUND: Vascular access, including arteriovenous fistula (AVF), is essential in patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD). However, the presence of AVF is non-physiological in humans and could pose a burden to the systemic circulation or tissue microcirculation, potentially affecting tissue oxygenation, including in the brain. Recently, near-infrared spectroscopy has been used to measure regional oxygen saturation (rSO2 ) as a marker of cerebral oxygenation in various settings, including in patients undergoing HD...
June 2, 2024: Journal of Vascular Access