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 …

Recognizing the impact of the decision making by the dialysis access surgeon on the
successful placement of autogenous arteriovenous hemodialysis access, the Society for …

Optimizing vascular access outcomes remains an ongoing challenge for clinical
nephrologists. All other things being equal, fistulas are preferred over grafts, and grafts are …

Regular vascular access blood flow (Qa) surveillance is recommended to detect graft
stenosis; however, there is little evidence that monitoring and correcting with angioplasty …

Introduction Prosthetic arteriovenous (AV) grafts are indicated in patients with failed AV
fistula (AVF), exhausted superficial veins or unsuitable vessels. Increasing the proportion of …

A randomized controlled trial of blood flow and stenosis surveillance of hemodialysis grafts.
Background It is widely accepted that hemodialysis graft surveillance combined with …

Background: Vascular access stenosis is a frequent problem in hemodialysis patients. There
is little published literature comparing the features of stenosis between arteriovenous fistulas …

Arteriovenous graft thrombosis is a frequent event in hemodialysis patients, and usually
occurs in grafts with significant underlying stenosis. Regular surveillance for graft stenosis …

Background The recent expansion of renal replacement therapy programmes has been
associated with an increase in the number and complexity of patients requiring permanent …

Randomized controlled trial of prophylactic repair of hemodialysis arteriovenous graft
stenosis. Background Previous nonrandomized studies suggest that prophylactic repair of …