To undergo kidney dialysis, doctors must first surgically create an access route—an arteriovenous fistula—usually in an arm, a conduit that will accommodate hemodialysis treatments. It is a routine ...
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 ...
A new minimally-invasive surgical technique for dialysis patients may be the most significant development in dialysis access in the last 50 years, according to the surgeon who performed the first two ...
Business Wire: Avenu Medical Receives FDA Approval for Ellipsys Vascular Access System for Non-Surgical Dialysis Fistula Creation
Avenu Medical Receives FDA Approval for Ellipsys Vascular Access System for Non-Surgical Dialysis Fistula Creation
Medical Xpress: Stem cells from fat tissue may help prevent kidney dialysis access failure
Stem cells from fat tissue may help prevent kidney dialysis access failure
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The arteriovenous fistula may be the gold standard for dialysis access, but it may not always be the best option ...
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Kidney-Pancreas Transplant faculty have busy elective dialysis access practices. Almost 1,000 operative cases are performed each year. A strong emphasis ...
Science Daily: New magnet technology creates easy blood access for hemodialysis patients
A new, minimally invasive system which uses radiofrequency energy instead of open surgery to create access for patients needing hemodialysis is reliable, with minimal complications, according to data.
EurekAlert!: Kidney patients report positive experiences with novel approach to dialysis access