The arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is the preferred venous access for maintenance
haemodialysis. AVF dysfunction can progress to access failure, with all the associated …

Aim to determine the prevalence of thrombosis in dialysis patients. Background Thrombosis
is the most common cause of vascular access dysfunction in dialysis patients. Various …

Background Digital subtraction angiography and thrill palpation demonstrate limitations
when used to assess the outcomes of angioplasty in autologous arteriovenous fistulas …

Introduction: The current Spanish Clinical Guidelines on Vascular Access for Hemodialysis
support the need for surveillance and monitoring of vascular access (VA) to avoid …

Background: To evaluate the implementation of routine surveillance using ultrasound on
hemodialysis vascular access (VA) outcomes and determine the number and frequency of …

Background Arteriovenous fistula and arteriovenous graft are the most common types of
vascular access for dialysis; stenosis and thrombosis are major complications leading to …

Vascular access (VA) care is considered the “Achilles heel” for the success of hemodialysis
operation. Early detection of VA stenosis remains a major challenge for clinical …

∎ ABSTRACT Introduction: Central vein catheterization (CVC) is one of the main risk factors
for central vein stenosis (CVS) occurrence in the hemodialysis population. In this work we …

La ecografía doppler (ED) es una técnica de imagen diagnóstica basada en la emisión de
ultrasonidos (US) a través de una sonda o transductor que puede ser lineal, convexa o …