The ESVS has, for the first time, published clinical practice guidelines for health care
professionals involved in the care of patients with vascular access (VA) for haemodialysis …

Vascular access remains the Achilles heel of end‐stage renal disease patients, receiving
haemodialysis. The increase in the number of elderly dialysis patients with additional …

Over the years, the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has spearheaded many efforts in the
area of placement and management of arteriovenous (AV) hemodialysis access. Such …

The Society for Vascular Surgery considers the placement and maintenance of
arteriovenous hemodialysis access to be an important component of any vascular surgery …

Vascular access for haemodialysis is key in renal patients both due to its associated
morbidity and mortality and due to its impact on quality of life. The process, from the creation …

ABSTRACT The National Kidney Foundation Dialysis Outcomes Quality Initiative Clinical
Practice Guidelines for Vascular Access (DOQI) have defined the access‐related care for …

Over 300,000 individuals in the United States rely on a vascular access to receive
hemodialysis treatment [1]. Expenditures for access care constitute a large fraction of the …

Vascular access for haemodialysis is key in renal patients both due to its associated
morbidity and mortality and due to its impact on quality of life. The process, from the creation …

Background Many decisions around vascular access for haemodialysis warrant a
collaborative treatment decision-making process, involving both clinician and patient. Yet …

Quality of vascular access (VA) has a remarkable influence in hemodialysis patients
outcomes. Dysfunction of VA represents a capital cause of morbi-mortality of these patients …