The Arteriovenous AV fistula a surgically constructed link between an artery and a vein is the gold standard of dialysis ...

Autologous arteriovenous access is the key to long-term success with hemodialysis and is strongly ... or a transposed brachial basilic vein fistula. The DOQI guidelines acknowledge the problems ...

You have full access to this article via ... as a very small percentage of hemodialysis patients have a graft in some countries. Studying fistulas is clinically more relevant than studying grafts ...

Arteriovenous fistulas are believed to be superior to grafts for vascular access in hemodialysis patients, but it is unclear whether this holds true in patients with a previous fistula failure.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Kidney-Pancreas Transplant faculty have busy elective dialysis access practices. Almost 1,000 operative cases are performed each year. A strong emphasis ...

During the 9-year study period from November 1992 to October 2001, 1,601 initial hemodialysis accesses were placed, consisting of 741 prosthetic grafts (46.3%), 690 simple AVF (43.1%), and 170 ...

Nurses at Dorset County Hospital were treated to a visit from Father Christmas as a thank you for the amazing work they do. Once again, the self-named ‘Fistula Boys’ who all have dialysis ...