In a recent study of older patients with end-stage kidney disease living in Europe, researchers found o ne-third received an ...

Creation of an arteriovenous fistula could be beneficial for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) Decline in estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) is slow after the surgery A new study ...

One-third of older patients with end-stage kidney disease received an arteriovenous fistula within 6 months of starting ...

As baseline levels of IL-6 prior to hemodialysis AVF creation increase, so does the risk for AVF failure. Elevated levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) prior to surgery to create an arteriovenous fistula ...

Repeated dialysis needling can cause painful aneurysmal fistulas that must be removed. A new, minimally invasive approach will decrease morbidity amonghemodialysis patients and help improve their ...

Arteriovenous Fistula Occurring after Operation on Lumbar Intervertebral Disk. Alertness to this occasional complication of lumbar-disk surgery and knowledge of its repair are important since two ...

early-dialysis-av-fistula-graft-surgery In the first few months of hemodialysis, one additional provider visit per month increased the probability of AV fistula or graft surgery by nearly 5%. When ...

The endoscopic device manufactured by Maquet was originally developed for harvesting of the saphenous vein and radial artery as conduits for coronary artery bypass graft surgery. These vessels are ...