When to refer patients with chronic kidney disease for
vascular access surgery: should age be a consideration?
The final sample consisted of 252 nurse and physician experts in
vascular access for HD.
Development of competencies for the use of bedside ultrasound for assessment and cannulation of hemodialysis
vascular access. Canadian Association of Nephrology Nurses and Technologists Journal, 25(4), 28-32.
Allon et al., "Establishing patient-specific criteria for selecting the optimal upper extremity
vascular access procedure," Journal of Vascular Surgery, vol.
After that, a right natural radial-cephalic arteriovenous anastomosis was performed and after its maturation the left arm
vascular access was ligated.
From the time of the first description of Autologous Arteriovenous Fistula (AAVF) in 1966 for Haemodialysis 7 decades ago,
vascular access has remained the mainstay of chronic haemodialysis.
Correspondence to: Yanella Martinez-Smith, BA, Grad Cert Renal, MNursAP
Vascular Access Clinical Nurse Consultant, St George Hospital Renal Department, NSW, Australia
What is central to patients' receiving dialysis is the patency of
vascular access, the dysfunction of which is largely caused by stenosis and thrombosis.
Advantages of outpatient
vascular access clinical care
This research is looking at ways to improve the success and longevity of
vascular access for patients.
In the majority of patients, arm fistulas will be all that is required; however, there is a cohort of patients in whom
vascular access is problematic who require more complicated access procedures.