A Murine Model of Hemodialysis Access-Related Hand DysfunctionKyoungrae Kim 1, Erik M. Anderson 2,4, Brian J. Fazzone 2,4, Kerri A. O’Malley 2,4, Scott A. Berceli 2,4, Terence E. Ryan 1,3, Salvatore T. Scali 2,4
1Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, University of Florida, 2Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Florida, 3Center for Exercise Science, University of Florida, 4Malcom Randall Veteran Affairs Medical Center
This protocol details the surgical steps of murine common iliac arteriovenous fistula creation. We developed this model to study hemodialysis access-related limb pathophysiology.