Table 4: Comparison between patients as regards to location of shunt.

 

 

Bronchial AVF

Radial AVF

 

P

Age  (years)

58 ± 14

55 ± 9

> 0.05

Duration of CKD (months)

114 ± 22

39.5 ± 29

< 0.001

Duration of hemodialysis (months)

97.7 ± 26

30.6 ± 24

< 0.001

Duration of AVF(months)

93.8 ± 28

30.3 ± 24

< 0.001

Body mass index

28.2 ± 5.7

27.4 ± 4.7

> 0.5

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

136 ± 10

134 ± 15

> 0.5

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

86 ± 7

82 ± 7

> 0.5

Heart rate  ( beat /min)

95 ± 10

88 ± 7

> 0.5

Serum creatinine (mg/dl)

8.9 ± 1.8

7.75 ± 1.9

> 0.5

Blood urea (mg/dl)

153 ± 35

153.8 ± 36

> 0.5

KT/V

1.3 ± 0.19

1.4 ± 0.16

> 0.5

Serum calcium (mg/dl)

8.9 ± 0.6

8.5 ± 0.7

> 0.5

Serum phosphorus  (mg/dl)

6.5 ± 0.7

5.9 ± 1.2

> 0.5

Parathyroid hormone (pg/ml)

477 ± 302

437 ± 246

> 0.5

Hemoglobin levels (g/dl)

9.9 ± 1.4

11 ± 1.2

< 0.05

Serum uric acid (mg/dl)

6.1 ± 0.6

6.4 ± 1.7

> 0.5

Serum albumin (g/dl)

4.1 ± 0.4

4.1 ± 0.6

> 0.5

Random blood glucose (mg/dl)

118 ± 41

114 ± 59

> 0.5

Cholesterol (mg/dl)

198 ± 18

219 ± 28

> 0.5

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

143 ± 52

159 ± 43

> 0.5

LDL (mg/dl)

111 ± 17

116 ± 16

> 0.5

Left ventricular end diastolic dimension  (mm)

5.2 ± 0.7

5.1 ± 0.8

> 0.5

Left ventricular end systolic dimension (mm)

4.2 ± 0.6

3.6 ± 0.9

> 0.5

Ejection fraction %

59.5 ± 9

66 ± 5.8

> 0.5

Fractional shortening %

32.8 ± 5

36.6 ± 3.2

> 0.5

Left atrial dimension  (mm)

4.7 ± 0.4

4 ± 0.8

< 0.05

cardiac output  (ml/min)

8305 ± 437

7757 ± 672

< 0.05

Pulmonary artery pressure( mmHg)

53.6 ± 9.7

37 ± 14

< 0.005

AVF blood flow ( ml/min)

1397 ± 163

1027 ± 237

< 0.001