<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Hand pain is a common complaint in the hemodialysis patient on arteriovenous fistula. The problem is related to its etiology: nervous or vascular, which requires different therapeutic solutions. Ischaemic etiology involves a deviation of the distal flow in the anastomosed vein, with the decrease of the distal flow and the installation of distal ischaemia. Nerve etiology involves compression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel. The purpose of the paper is to present a case study of diagnosis and treatment of median nerve compression in hemodialysis patient.</p></abstract>

Hand pain is a common complaint in the hemodialysis patient on arteriovenous fistula. The problem is related to its etiology: nervous or vascular, which requires different therapeutic solutions. Ischaemic etiology involves a deviation of the distal flow in the anastomosed vein, with the decrease of the distal flow and the installation of distal ischaemia. Nerve etiology involves compression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel. The purpose of the paper is to present a case study of diagnosis and treatment of median nerve compression in hemodialysis patient.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Versus Vascular Access Induced Hand Ischaemia

Acta Medica Transilvanica

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Hand pain is a common complaint in the hemodialysis patient on arteriovenous fistula. The problem is related to its etiology: nervous or vascular, which...

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Versus Vascular Access Induced Hand Ischaemia

Published Online: Jan 29, 2021

Page range: 28 - 30

Received: Jun 30, 2020

Accepted: Dec 02, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amtsb-2020-0065

Keywords
carpal syndrome, vascular access, ischaemia

© 2020 Alina Helgiu, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Versus Vascular Access Induced Hand Ischaemia

Published Online: Jan 29, 2021

Page range: 28 - 30

Received: Jun 30, 2020

Accepted: Dec 02, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amtsb-2020-0065

Keywordscarpal syndrome, vascular access, ischaemia

© 2020 Alina Helgiu, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
carpal syndrome, vascular access, ischaemia