25 January 2025 : Clinical Research
Cost-Effective Day Surgery for Arteriovenous Fistula Stenosis: A Viable Model for Hemodialysis Patients
Yi Zeng
1BCE, Jing Wen 1BCD, Shen Zhan 1BCD, Xuyang Hao 1BCD, Yuzhu Wang 1AEF*, Lihong Zhang 1AEFG
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.946128
Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e946128
Table 2 Comparison of surgery-related metrics between day surgery and ward groups.
| Day group | Ward group | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preoperative brachial artery diameter (mm, M±Q) | 5.3 (4.7, 6.1) | 5.2 (4.8, 6.2) | 0.9697 |
| Preoperative blood flow (ml/min, M±Q) | 548.8±295.8 | 566.9±229.9 | 0.4272 |
| Technical success (%) | 111 (99.11%) | 72 (97.30%) | 0.3375 |
| Intraoperative complications (%) | 4 (3.57%) | 1 (1.35%) | 0.3595 |
| Postoperative brachial artery diameter (mm, M±Q) | 5.7 (5.1, 6.9) | 5.7 (4.875, 6.45) | 0.5545 |
| Postoperative blood flow (ml/min, M±Q) | 1100 (842.3, 1406) | 1043 (895.8, 1183) | 0.2008 |
| Waiting time for beds (days, M±Q) | 11 (9, 12) | 24 (19, 27) | <0.0001 |
| Hospital stay (days, M±Q) | 1 (1, 1) | 3 (3, 4) | <0.0001 |
| values were calculated with the Mann-Whitney U test for continuous data and the chi-square test for categorical data. | |||