Optimizing vascular access outcomes remains an ongoing challenge for clinical
nephrologists. All other things being equal, fistulas are preferred over grafts, and grafts are …

Patients with end-stage renal disease undergo renal transplant, peritoneal dialysis, or
intermittent hemodialysis for renal replacement therapy. For hemodialysis, native fistulas or …

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a střednědobé Page 2 © CLIRADA Page 3 Jiří Charvát a kolektiv Žilní vstupy dlouhodobé a …

PURPOSE: To retrospectively review the authors' experience regarding the safety and
functionality of transhepatic hemodialysis catheters. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Sixteen …

Background. Vascular access for haemodialysis is achieved by tunnelled central venous
catheter (CVC) in at least 23% of prevalent patients in the UK, Canada and the USA. Use of …

Chronic central venous access is necessary for numerous life-saving therapies. Repeated
access is complicated by thrombosis and occlusion of the major veins, such as the superior …

Background—Catheter ablation of left-sided atrial arrhythmias generally is performed using
a transfemoral venous approach through the inferior vena cava (IVC). In this report, we …

Translumbar tunneled dialysis catheter (TLDC) is a temporary dialysis access for patients
exhausted traditional access for dialysis. While few small studies reported successes with …

A 43‐year‐old patient with end‐stage renal disease, a hypercoagulable condition and 100%
panel reactive antibody was transferred to our institution with loss of hemodialysis access …

PURPOSE: To describe the authors' experience with transhepatic placement of catheters,
highlighting early and late complications, and to determine if this procedure is a viable …