Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) have an adjusted all-cause mortality rate
significantly higher than the general population. Surgical techniques to establish …

Vascular access is required in patients undergoing hemodialysis or chronic infusion for
chemotherapeutic agents, antimicrobials, and total parenteral nutrition. Candidates for …

Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who need to undergo anesthesia for dialysis
access placement are therapeutic challenges by virtue of their numerous pathophysiological …

Objectives Creation of an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is the preferred method of establishing
long-term dialysis access. There are multiple anesthetic techniques used for patients …

Background Creation of an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is the preferred method of
establishing long-term dialysis access. There are multiple anesthetic techniques used for …

Purpose The prevalence of haemodialysis is increasing globally. There is a consensus of
international opinion that permanent vascular access is preferred for haemodialysis …

Background Despite recent reports of improved patency with regional anesthesia (RA),
general anesthesia (GA) remains the most common choice for anesthesia for patients …

Anesthesia for access surgery ranges from local to general anesthesia. Once the patient has
been carefully evaluated, then the appropriate premedication, monitoring, and form of …

Hemodialysis (HD) patients are connected to life by vascular access routes. For this
purpose, HD catheters, arteriovenous fistula (AVF) and arteriovenous graft are used. One of …

Chronic kidney disease has been identified as a risk factor for mortality after procedures
under general anesthesia (GA). However, a recent study showed that 85 per cent of …