Stuart Mott, LPN, is the author of the article in NN&I's March 2013 issue, "Considerations at initiations of cannulation." He is a vascular access nurse from Millesburg, Mo. -by Rebecca Zumoff ...
The gold standard of vascular access for chronic hemodialysis patients is the arteriovenous fistula (AVF). If an AVF cannot be created, the hemodialysis catheter can be inserted into the internal ...
Fish oil, aspirin not effective for AVF failure treatment The study suggests that neither fish oil nor aspirin can be recommended for the prevention of AVF failure. For reducing arteriovenous fistula ...
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San Juan Capistrano, Calif.--Two devices for creating minimally invasive dialysis access--the Ellipsys® Vascular Access System and the WavelinQ™ 4F System--demonstrated high rates of technical success ...
It is now clear that the nephrology community has reached a consensus regarding the arteriovenous fistula (AVF)—it is the preferred dialysis access for hemodialysis patients. Indeed, an increasingly ...