Change Concept #9 The health care team should establish a process for monitoring and maintenance of AV fistulae to ensure adequate access function. It is extremely important to catch problems with fistulae early. Problems must be caught within 24 hours or the fistula will fail and be irreparable. There is a 20 to 30 percent failure rate for early fistulae. For references from the scientific literature, see Change Concept 9 in the Literature section. Changes for Improvement |