Lyse and wait Puncture of the presumably thrombosed fistula Bolus injection of 4 mg rtPA 20-30 min waiting
Lyse and wait Puncture of the presumably thrombosed fistula Bolus injection of 4 mg rtPA 20-30 min waiting Only recommended in grafts (if at all)
Catheter directed thrombolysis Initial infiltration with 2-5 mg rtPA Continous dosage 2mg/h rtPA for (2-4h) 500 IE Heparin/h
Mechanical Thrombectomy
Only venous application Thrombus maceration and “Fogarty maneuver” Pro Lumen Arrow PTD Castaneda brush AKonya Eliminator Venous and arterial application Manual aspiration Oasis Possis system Clot buster Aspirex (ab medica ) Only arterial application ( venous grafts ) Rotarex (ab medica ) Mechanical devices
Only venous application Thrombus maceration and “Fogarty maneuver” Pro Lumen Arrow PTD Castaneda brush AKonya Eliminator Venous and arterial application Manual aspiration Oasis Possis system Clot buster Aspirex (ab medica ) Only arterial application ( venous grafts ) Rotarex (ab medica ) Mechanical devices
Thrombus maceration Standard PTA balloon Shredding of thrombi Pushing thrombus fragments forward to the lung
Classical aspiration Cheap Quick Difficult in larger diameter vessels
Arrow Trerotola PTD device Motor driven nitinol-basket 5/7 F OTW 0.025“ ( only 7F) HD grafts and fistulae
Arrow Trerotola PTD device
Aspirex (ab medica ) 6, 8 or 10 F OTW 0.018“ Indication : Only fresh thrombi
6 or 8 F OTW 0.018“ Indication : Acute and subacute arterial thrombi Neointimal in- stent restenosis Rotarex (ab medica )
Planning of declotting Clinical examination Compressibility of the vein Venous filling Stenotic string Angiography Access
Transbrachial angiography Simple and low risk with ultrasound guiding Retrograde arterial Puncture (22G) or ArterioFix (20G B.Braun /Germany) Manual contrast injection (1 part contrast – 3 parts saline) Access for diagnostic imaging and monitoring of declotting Diagnostic access
CO 2 - angiography
Native fistulae
Access ? Typical mechanisms
Upper arm fistula – arterial imaging
Retrograde cannulation of shunt vein
Passage of thrombosed segment
Christian Hohl, EBIR
Result
Result
Central thrombosis
Central thrombosis
Literature Data
Patients 54 Procedure 81 Radiocephalic 50 Brachiocephalic 4 Large thrombus 60 Short thrombus 20 Arterial thrombus 1 PTA alone 20 Mechanical thx 58 Lysis 3 Clot buster 23 Hydrolyser 24 Combined 11 Thrombectomy of native fistulae Haage et al. Kidney Int 57
Thrombectomy of native fistulae Technical success
Patients Native fistulas 93 Forearm 56 Upper arm 17 Grafts 162 Data collection 1992-1998 Use of 7 F or 8 F guiding catheter Technical success Forearm 93% Upper arm 76% Grafts 99% Stent rate Forearm 11% Upper arm 41% Grafts 45% 45% Aspiration thrombectomy Turmel -Rodrigues et al Kidney Int 57 (2000) 1124
Percutaneous intervention : Patency in BC fistulae Turmel -Rodrigues NDT (2000) 2029
Henk F. M. Smits et al Nephrol Dial Transplant (2002) 17: 467-473 Percutaneous thrombolysis of thrombosed haemodialysis access grafts : comparison of three mechanical devices
Petronis et al Am J Kidney Dis 34 (1999) 207 Thrombolysis 12/ 13 patients no evidence of PE ( nuclear scan ) Smits et al Am Soc Nephrol 8 (1997) 1458 Mechanical and pharmacomechanical clot dissolution 8/23 patients (35%) evidence of PE ( nuclear scan ) Clinical symptoms of PE in one (5%) Swan et al J Vasc Interv Radiol 6 (1995) 683 Intentional pulmonary clot dislodgement 12/22 patients (59%) evidence of PE ( nuclear scan ) 2 deaths related to PE 10/12 asymptomatic Risk of PE
Conclusion 1 High technical success rate for endovascular treatment Various „ devices “ available . Personal experience and cost !
Conclusion 2 Surgical approach – first choice in forearm fistulae Percutaneous approach – first choice for the rest , but Beware of : Big aneurysms Old thrombus Infected fistula
Conclusion 3 Strategy depends very much on the local situation Avail ability of well trained interventionalist / surgeon
Graft Thrombose
evc 2013 Christian Hohl, EBIR 8 F 6 F Double puncture Loop Graft
evc 2013 Christian Hohl, EBIR 8 F Apex Punktion Loop Graft