@article{Villanueva Bendek_Ruiz Martinez_Vélez-Verbel_2020, title={Early cannulation of native arteriovenous fistulas in hemodialysis. Case reports and literature review}, volume={7}, url={https://revistanefrologia.org/index.php/rcn/article/view/331}, DOI={10.22265/acnef.7.1.331}, abstractNote={<p>The native arteriovenous fistula (nAVF) is the ideal access in patients in hemodialysis, however, traditionally requires a period of maturation from its surgical construction that usually takes more than 8 weeks, exposing patients to a longer time with catheters; In this article, we describe 4 cases of early cannulation (<3 weeks) based on nursing staff expertise and ultrasound criteria. Keywords: vascular access, arteriovenous fistula, maturation, cannulation, renal insufficiency, ultrasound.</p>}, number={1}, journal={Revista Colombiana de Nefrología}, author={Villanueva Bendek, Ignacio and Ruiz Martinez, Mauricio and Vélez-Verbel, María}, year={2020}, month={Jul.}, pages={135–142} }