Table 2 Summary of included studies and baseline characteristics of their populations
Study | Design and study arms | Sample size (n) | Age (M ± SD, years) | Sex (n) | Comorbidities (n) | Duration of follow up | Outcomes Examined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mouquet, et al. 1989 | RCT (BPB vs. LA or GA) | 18 | 52 ± 16 | Male (23); Female (13) | – | 2 h; 3 days; 10 days | Brachial artery blood flow |
Solomonson, et al. 1994 | Retrospective study (BPB vs. LA or GA) | 408 | 63 ± 14 | Male (245); Female (163) | Infection (16); Neuropathy (9); Seizure (1); Cardiac event (17) | – | Fistula failure; Graft infection, neuropathy in the extremity receiving the fistula; Seizure; Cardiac arrest; MI; Death within 7 days |
Lo Monte, et al. 2011 | RCT (BPB vs. LA) | 40 | BPB, 66.15 ± 7.55; LA, 66 ± 7.49 | Male (23); Female (17) | Diabetes (15); High blood pressure (13); Systemic lupus erythematosus (5); Glomerulonephritis (4); Autoimmune vasculitis (3); | 100 days | PI ratio; Venous / arterial diameter; Vein diameter |
Sahin, et al. 2011 | RCT (BPB vs. LA) | 60 | BPB, 43.4 ± 10.7; LA, 46.8 ± 12.5 | Male (34); Female (26) | Diabetes (24); Hypertension (27); Coronary artery Disease (21) | 3 h; 7 days; 8 weeks | Radial artery flow; Fistula flow; Thrill presence |
Shoshiashvili, et al. 2014 | RCT (BPB vs. LA) | 103 | BPB, 60.1 ± 14; LA, 59.7 ± 13 | Male (68); Female (35) | Arterial hypertension (87); Diabetes (18); Ischemic heart disease (9); Gastric ulcer (1); Hepatitis B (2); Hepatitis C (7); Osteoblastoma (1) | 100 days | Intra-operative pain; Need for intraoperative pain killers; Need for postoperative pain killers; Duration of anesthesia (h); Attitude to the type of anesthesia; Pain intensity, night sleep; Limb immobility; Operation duration (min) |
Meena, et al. 2015 | RCT (BPB vs. LA) | 60 | BPB, 41.33 ± 12.906; LA, 47.7 ± 12.272 | Male (46); Female (14) | Diabetes (8); Hypertension (21); Hypertension (14); IgA (15) | 30 min 48 h; 2 weeks; 6 weeks | Vessel diameter; Peak systolic velocity; Mean diastolic velocity; Blood flow |
Aitken, et al. 2016 | RCT (BPB vs. LA) | 126 | 60.8 ± 14.8 | Male (79); Female (47) | Diabetes (34); Ischemic heart disease (48); Cerebrovascular accident (9); Hypertension (93) Obesity (41) | 3 months | Brachial artery blood flow; Radiocephalic fistulae; Cephalic vein (wrist) diameter (mm); Brachiocephalic fistulae; Brachial artery diameter (mm); Cephalic vein (elbow) diameter (mm) |
Nofal, et al. 2017 | RCT (BPB vs. LA) | 140 | BPB, 39.52 ± 5.46; LA, 42.42 ± 5.41 | Male (79); Female (61) | – | 4 h; 1 week; 3 months | Radial artery internal diameter; Cephalic vein internal diameter |