Arteriovenous anastomosis procedure

In older patients, acute medical illness that requires hospitalization is a sentinel event that often precipitates disability… Expand

CONTEXT The arteriovenous fistula is the preferred type of vascular access for hemodialysis because of lower thrombosis and… Expand

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Vascular access standards are predominantly based on older, single-center reports; however, the… Expand

The incidence rate of treated end-stage renal disease in the united states is 180 per million and continues to rise at a rate of… Expand

National guidelines promote increasing the prevalence of fistula use among hemodialysis patients. The prevalence of fistulas… Expand

BACKGROUND Dialysis access procedures and complications represent a major cause of morbidity, hospitalization, and cost for… Expand

A follow-up study of 153 consecutive patients who underwent complete excision of an angiographically visualized intracerebral… Expand

Over a 10-year period, 276 pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs) were occluded with balloon embolotherapy in 76 patients… Expand

 

THE success of chronic hemodialysis in terminal renal failure depends on repeated access to blood vessels that will provide a… Expand