Meaning of arteriovenostomy | Babel Free

Definitions

The implantation of a shunt or cannula for chronic renal dialysis.

Examples

“Arteriovenostomies occurred slightly less than 30,000 times in 1992; between 1986 and 1992, the rate increased by 34 percent in white beneficiaries and by 73 percent in black beneficiaries.”

“To save⟳ the life of Okoro, a procedure called "arteriovenostomy for renal dialysis" was recommended for him.”

“In contrast, Black beneficiaries were found to have⟳ substantially higher rates than White beneficiaries in the use⟳ of four procedures performed in the hospital: amputation of part of the lower limb, surgical debridement, arteriovenostomy, and bilateral orchiectomy.”

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