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 …

Fistula maturation requires a compliant and responsive vasculature capable of dilating in
response to the increased velocity of blood flowing into the newly created low-resistance …

Hemodialysis patient survival is dependent on the availability of a reliable vascular access.
In clinical practice, procedures for vascular access cannulation vary from clinic to clinic. We …

Although arteriovenous (AV) fistulae are the preferred form of dialysis access, they continue
to have significant problems with both early and late failures. Despite the magnitude of the …

OBJECTIVE. In the United States, more than 250,000 patients with end-stage renal disease
are dialyzed through arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs). The three most common AVFs are the …

Background Arteriovenous fistulae are the optimum form of vascular access in end-stage
renal failure. However, they have a high early failure rate. Regional compared with local …

The growing proportion of individuals suffering from chronic kidney disease has
considerable repercussions for both kidney specialists and primary care. Progressive and …

Introduction Access to the vascular system is necessary in patients with chronic renal failure
planned to undergo dialysis. One of the complications of end-stage renal disease patients is …

Objective: To investigate whether intensity of surgical training influences type of vascular
access placed and fistula survival. Summary Background Data: Wide variations in fistula …

Venous stenosis is a significant problem in arteriovenous fistulae, likely due to anatomical
configuration and wall shear stress profiles. To identify linkages between wall shear stress …