Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Early Historical Achievements of Blood Access to Dialysis Patients
Jörg Vienken
Chapter 2. Arterial Disease and Vascular Access in Diabetic Patients
Selcuk Baktiroglu, Sercan Yuksel, Fatih Yanar, Ibrahim Azamat and Baran Mollavelioglu
Chapter 3. Paediatric Vascular Access for Haemodialysis: A Rough Guide
Francis Calder, Peter Gogalniceanu and Rukshana Shroff, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Trust and Great Ormond Street Hospitals, London, UK
Chapter 4. Vascular Access in the Elderly
François Saucy
Chapter 5. The Importance of Anesthesia in Dialysis Arteriovenous Fistula Operations
Archil B.Chkhotua, Vakhtang Shoshiashvili, Avtandil Tataradze, Lela Beglarishvili, and Laurent Managadze
Chapter 6. Central Venous Catheters in Dialysis: The Challenge of Vascular Access Management in Italy
Decenzio M Bonucchi and Gregorio M Bonucchi
Chapter 7. HD Catheter Malposition
Manohar Bairy
Chapter 8. Ethnicity, Socio-Economic Status and Comorbidities Have No Effect on Survival and Primary Failure of Simple Arteriovenous Fistulae
Teun Wilmink and Jyoti Baharani
Chapter 9. Forearm Basilic Vein: An Underestimated Access Point for Hemodialysis
Raffaella Cravero, Gianmario Bosticardo and Barbara Conti
Chapter 10. Distal Ulnar-Basilic Arteriovenous Fistula as the First Vascular Access Point in Patients on Hemodialysis
Sadanori Shintaku and Hideki Kawanishi
Chapter 11. The Use of the Axillary Vessels and Arterial Loops for Hemodialysis Access Creation
Hossam Elwakeel and Mohammed Elkassaby
Chapter 12. Challenges in Vascular Access: Lower Extremity Options
Marta J Madurska, Jonathan J Morrison and David B Kingsmore
Chapter 13. Rare Forms of AV Fistula
E. Elamaran
Chapter 14. Retrograde Femoral Vein Cuffed/Non-Cuffed Hemodialysis Catheter Insertion: A Lifesaving Approach for Challenging Hemodialysis Vascular Access
Zaghloul Gouda
Chapter 15. Last Resort Dialysis Access
Andrew J. Jackson and David B. Kingsmore
Chapter 16. Early Cannulation Vascular Access Grafts
Matteo Tozzi, Marco Franchin, Patrizio Castelli and Gabriele Piffaretti
Chapter 17. Preferential Use of Flixene TM Graft for Arteriovenous Access with No Vein Option
Katherine R Hulme and Thodur Vasudevan
Chapter 18. Creation of Hemodialysis Access with Sutureless Venous Anastomosis Using a Hybrid Vascular Graft: Indications, Techniques and Outcomes
Andrea Agostinucci
Chapter 19. Initial Experiences with Rapid Access, Self-Sealing, Polycarbonate Urethane Nanofiber Vascular Grafts for Hemodialysis
Mariano Ferraresso and Evaldo Favi
Chapter 20. Typical Sites of Stenosis in AV Access: Causes and Treatments
Keith B. Quencer
Chapter 21. Central Venous Stenosis/Occlusion in Dialysis Patients
Ahmed Mohamed, Tony Lu and Eric K. Peden
Chapter 22. Central Vein Stenosis in Hemodialysis: Clinical Presentation and Intervention
Anil K. Agarwal, Hooman Khabiri and Nabil J Haddad
Chapter 23. Endovascular Stents in the Management of Dialysis Vascular Access
George M. Nassar
Chapter 24. Indications for Treatment of Stenosis Complicating Vascular Access for Haemodialysis
N. Pirozzi, J. Garcia-Medina, M. Hanoy, J. Scrivano
Chapter 25. Prevention and Treatment of Venous Stenosis after Prosthetic Vascular Access Creation
Giuseppe Galzerano, Michele Giubbolini, Giulia Mazzitelli, Francesco Setacci, Gianmarco de Donato and Carlo Setacci
Chapter 26. Arteriovenous Fistula Aneurysm
Slavomir Rokosny and Peter Balaz
Chapter 27. Upper Limb Ischemia after the Formation of Dialysis Fistula
Krzysztof Bojakowski
Chapter 28. Prognostic Factors and Far Infrared Therapy of Hemodialysis Vascular Access
Chun-Fan Chen, Wu-Chang Yang and Chih-Ching Lin
Chapter 29. Antithrombotic Medication is Neither Beneficial nor Harmful in First Arteriovenous Fistulae for Dialysis
Teun Wilmink and Jyoti Baharani
Chapter 30. Management of Arteriovenous Fistulae for the Non-Specialist
Abul Siddiky
Chapter 31. Clinical Monitoring in Vascular Access Management
Nicola Tessitore, Albino Poli, Giuseppe Verlato and Valeria Bedogna
Chapter 32. A Close Follow-Up Approach to Prevent Thrombosis and Loss of Access Functionality in Hemodialysis Patients
Awad Magbri
Chapter 33. Vascular Access and Quality of Life in Dialysis Patients
Rita Tavares, Célia M.D. Sales, Paula Mena Matos, Alice Santos-Silva and Elísio Costa
About the Editor
Index
Audience: Nephrologists, Vascular surgeons, Urologists, Interventional radiologists and Intensive Care Units