Mikhail C S S Higgins, Matthew Diamond, David M Mauro, Baljendra S Kapoor, Michael L Steigner, Nicholas Fidelman, Ayaz Aghayev, Murthy R K Chamarthy, Julien Dedier, Ellen D Dillavou, Mila Felder, Susie Q Lew, Mark E Lockhart, Jeffrey J Siracuse, Karin E Dill, Eric J Hohenwalter
The creation and maintenance of a dialysis access is vital for the reduction of morbidity, mortality, and cost of treatment for end stage renal disease patients. One's longevity on dialysis is directly dependent upon the quality of dialysis. This quality hinges on the integrity and reliability of the access to the patient's vascular system. All methods of dialysis access will eventually result in dialysis dysfunction and failure. Arteriovenous access dysfunction includes 3 distinct classes of events, namely thrombotic flow-related complications or dysfunction, nonthrombotic flow-related complications or dysfunction, and infectious complications...
November 2023: Journal of the American College of Radiology: JACR