early-dialysis-av-fistula-graft-surgery In the first few months of hemodialysis, one additional provider visit per month increased the probability of AV fistula or graft surgery by nearly 5%. When ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Improvement of the clinical practice guidelines for chronic hemodialysis patients has become a priority for CMS.

A heparin-coated endovascular prosthesis has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treatment of stenosis or thrombotic occlusions at the venous anastomosis of synthetic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The type of arteriovenous access placement, graft or fistula, used first in older patients receiving ...

NEW ORLEANS—Stent grafts are more effective than balloon angioplasty in establishing and maintaining patency of collapsed dialysis access grafts, according to researchers. Data presented at the ...

In our practice, a commitment to autologous access began even before the publication of the DOQI guidelines. Early in our experience, prosthetic grafts were generally the third line of intervention ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. – Compared to other races, African American patients are more likely to experience premature arteriovenous (AV) graft failure in the treatment of advanced kidney failure, according to ...

Creation of an arteriovenous fistula could be beneficial for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) Decline in estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) is slow after the surgery A new study ...

Establishing and maintaining adequate vascular access is essential to providing an appropriate dialysis dose in patients with end-stage renal disease. Complications related to vascular access have a ...

May 20, 2009 — Treatment with dipyridamole plus aspirin improves hemodialysis graft patency, according to the results of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial reported in the May 21 ...