Autologous arteriovenous access is the key to long-term success with hemodialysis and is strongly supported by the National Kidney Foundation's Dialysis Outcomes Quality Initiative guidelines. Basilic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A retrospective study conducted in Belgium found neither catheter nor arteriovenous access was associated with ...

Planning for renal replacement therapy and dialysis vascular access requires evaluation of comorbidities and quality of life Selection of the ideal vascular access for an elderly patient requires ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Using data from the US Renal Data System, researchers identified 74,194 Medicare-eligible patients who initiated ...

Types of dialysis Hemodialysis This describes the classical form of dialysis where blood is passed via a tube into a dialysis machine which removes excess water, waste products and toxins from the ...

Repeated dialysis needling can cause painful aneurysmal fistulas that must be removed. A new, minimally invasive approach will decrease morbidity amonghemodialysis patients and help improve their ...