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 …

Advances in standards of care have extended the life expectancy of patients with kidney
failure. However, options for chronic vascular access for haemodialysis—an essential part of …

Background The effectiveness of various solutions instilled into the central venous catheter
lumens after each hemodialysis session (catheter locking solutions) to decrease the risk of …

Background A significant proportion of incident and prevalent hemodialysis patients have
central venous catheters for vascular access. No consensus is available on the prevention of …

The success of Fistula First nationwide has been accompanied by an unplanned increase in
hemodialysis catheters. Complications related to prolonged hemodialysis catheter use …

Over 330,000 individuals in the United States depend on hemodialysis (HD), the majority as
a result of end-stage renal disease. Sustainable vascular access can be achieved through …

Background There are three principle forms of vascular access available for the treatment of
children with end stage kidney disease (ESKD) by haemodialysis: tunnelled catheters …

Purulent pericarditis (PP) is a potentially life-threatening disease. Reported mortality rates
are between 20 and 30%. Constrictive pericarditis occurs over the course of PP in at least …

Central venous catheter (CVC) use is common among patients undergoing hemodialysis.
Catheter-related vascular thrombosis is a frequent complication, which results in catheter …

Despite aggressive efforts to increase autogenous fistula prevalence, catheters remain an
essential access modality to a large percentage of the hemodialysis population. Central …