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 ...

If you’re living with advanced kidney disease, preparing for dialysis can feel overwhelming. One crucial decision is how your blood will be accessed for treatment. While there are different options, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Published findings report that, for vascular access in hemodialysis, the creation of an arteriovenous fistula ...

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 ...

A simple reversal of the way a long-standing surgical procedure is performed to create an arteriovenous fistula for hemodialysis access significantly improves the fistula's function and longevity over ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Black and Hispanic patients will start hemodialysis with an arteriovenous fistula less frequently than white ...

St. David's testing a wrap that could help dialysis patients maintain vein access and avoid repeat surgeries by rerouting ...

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Avenu Medical, Inc. announced today that it has received De Novo marketing authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its ...

Chandigarh: A minimally invasive and affordable banding technique to address arterio-venous fistulae complication in dialysis patients has been developed by the Postgraduate Institute of Medical ...

An AV fistula may fail for various reasons, including low or poor blood flow, failure to mature, excessive pain, a sclerotic vein, and a thrombotic vein. Failure can be disheartening to a patient who ...