Summary
Peripheral intravenous cannulation is widely used in medicine. Arteriovenous fistulas
are rare complications but their occurrence has never been reported in the hands.
We report on a young patient who developed a high flow arteriovenous fistula on the
dorsum of her hand two weeks after a failed peripheral intravenous cannulation attempt.
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Publication history
Published online: September 17, 2012
Accepted:
August 27,
2012
Received:
July 30,
2012
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Copyright
© 2012 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
