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Cannulation techniques and vascular access issues facing dialysis staff

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Question: Do you find patients that are not good candidates for an AVF get one anyway? Answer: Determining ...
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If Fish Oil Can't Lower AVF Risk in Dialysis, What Can?

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 ...
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Early complications of translumbar cannulation of the inferior vena cava as a quick, last-chance method of gaining access for hemodialysis. Ten years of experience in one ...

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 ...
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Fish oil, aspirin ineffective for reducing arteriovenous fistula failure

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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Fish Oil, Aspirin Do Not Lower AVF Failure Risk in Dialysis

Neither omega-3 fatty acids from fish nor aspirin prevented failure of arteriovenous fistulae (AVFs) in patients receiving hemodialysis, according to results of a new study published online January 3 ...