Arteriovenous fistulas are believed to be superior to grafts for vascular access in hemodialysis patients ... subsequent access placed in their upper arm. Preoperative vascular mapping and ...

The National Kidney Foundation's Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative guidelines encourage more-frequent use of primary arteriovenous fistulae (AVF) in hemodialysis patients, because this ...

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 ...

All patients undergoing BVT for hemodialysis with available ... a higher incidence of subclavian steal syndrome and arm swelling than other fistula types. Although these guidelines remain clinical ...

During dialysis, a dialysis nurse will place a needle into a special conduit in your arm called arteriovenous fistula to access your blood supply. Then, your blood will be removed through the ...