Infection-related causes are second only to cardiovascular events for mortality among end-
stage renal disease patients. This review will provide an overview of hemodialysis catheter …

Management of hemodialysis (HD) access infection is one of the most challenging and most
common problems faced by surgeons, interventional radiologists, and nephrologists. The …

Infection is the most challenging and life-threatening complication of vascular access and
causes significant morbidity, loss of access, and mortality. The aims of this review are to …

Infectious complications of the hemodialysis access. Infectious complications of the vascular
access are a major source of morbidity and mortality among hemodialysis (HD) patients …

Infections and specifically infectious complications of vascular access remain a major cause
of morbidity and mortality in the hemodialysis population. Primary arteriovenous fistulas …

Objective: To develop a standardized surveillance system for monitoring hemodialysis
vascular-access infections in order to compare infection rates between outpatient sites and …

Infections cause significant morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing hemodialysis.
Bloodstream infections (BSIs) are particularly problematic, accounting for a substantial …

The objective of this study was to describe hemodialysis vascular-access related infections
that occurred in hemodialysis patients over an 18-month period. The study is a prospective …

Hemodialysis (HD) patients are at considerably high risk for vascular access-related blood
stream infections (VRBSI) that result in serious complications. Such severe infections are a …

Hemodialysis is associated with a high risk of morbidity and mortality, often caused by
infections. Infections account for approximately 15% of all deaths in this patient population …