With an AV shunt for dialysis, will you still hear the bruit & feel the thrill if it is not in use?

Pt is now on peritoneal dialysis, but I am wondering if you will still hear the bruit & feel the thrill?
Thanks in advance

IF ITS NOT CLOTTED YOU SHOULD . I have been a dialysis tech for 7 yrs. you can feel it if its still working. even though you are not using it now due to being on P.D. its still good to know you would have a access if you had a pd infection and still needed hemo treatment ..

I hope this was of some help ....

Yes you should still hear the bruit and feel the thrill, it means it's still working.

Yes, unless clotted, you should be able to hear the bruit and feel the thrill. Even though you are having PD it is still important to take very good care of the fistula site and the limb it is on. If you should get an infection in the peritoneal space you might need to have hemo-dialysis until the infection clears.

Hi Summer,
There are lots of other dialysis patients that can help answer this question at http://www.ihatedialysis.com - go to the forum and post a question - it's a really great group of people with experience and knowledge to share!

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