Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers from Canada found placement of an arteriovenous fistula slowed decline in kidney function for ...

The study findings might indicate residual kidney function preservation in advanced CKD. Arteriovenous fistula (AVF) creation is associated with a slowing of kidney function decline in patients with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Using regional anesthesia for patients undergoing arteriovenous fistula creation for dialysis access conferred ...

Creation of an arteriovenous fistula could be beneficial for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) Decline in estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) is slow after the surgery A new study ...

Far infrared therapy facilitates arteriovenous fistula (AVF) maturation and patency and decreases the rate of AVF malfunction in patients with stage 4 and 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD), researchers ...

Despite early referral and education, half of patients with advanced CKD delay AVF creation. Many patients start hemodialysis with temporary vascular access despite regular kidney care and ...

This requires durable access to a blood vessel site where the dialysis machine can remove and return blood. Such access is created when a surgeon attaches a vein to an artery in the patient. The ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared two minimally invasive, catheter-based devices to create arteriovenous (AV) fistulas percutaneously in patients with chronic kidney disease who ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – More than 600,000 people in the United States have end-stage kidney disease, and about 450,000 are kept alive through chronic hemodialysis to remove waste products from their blood.