Vessel mapping is essential for successful pAVF creation; interventional radiologists should participate in mapping, authors say.

Some patients who require hemodialysis present with a superficial venous system of the upper limb that is inadequate for the creation of an arteriovenous fistula. Prosthetic grafts are recommended in ...

Owing to the overall poor medical health of patients with end-stage renal disease, we have sought alternatives to the use of general anesthesia for access procedures. Furthermore, since local ...

THE term "varicose veins" customarily suggests, immediately, and almost exclusively, abnormal dilatations and tortuosities of the saphenous veins of the lower extremity. If one then stops to reflect ...

A new, minimally invasive system which uses radiofrequency energy instead of open surgery to create arteriovenous fistulas for patients needing hemodialysis, is reliable, with minimal complications, ...

DESPITE the remarkably favorable influence of antibacterial therapy, combined with surgical drainage when indicated, in most cases of pyogenic sepsis, septicemia remains a chief cause of death. In the ...

Patients who are critically ill require constant monitoring and care. In such patients, creating a safe vein access is essential for continuous administration of medication and for monitoring the ...

Management of recurrent deep vein thrombosis in thoracic outlet syndrome. A 53-year-old woman presents to the emergency room for right upper extremity deep vein thrombosis after rib resection and ...

The brachial plexus refers to a network of nerves that start out in the neck and move through the upper limbs. This covers the shoulders, arms, elbows, forearms, wrist as well as the hand. All five of ...

There were 21 females (51%). The average age was 65 ± 14 years (SD), with ages ranging from 33 to 91 years, and the prevalence of diabetes mellitus was 50%. The accesses that were performed included ...