Marcello Napoli, Francesco Guzzi, Walter Morale, Carlo Lomonte, Franco Galli, Massimo Lodi, Giuseppe Bonforte, Decenzio Bonucchi, Giuliano Brunori, Laura Buzzi, Giacomo Forneris, Maurizio Gallieni, Mario Meola, Nicola Pirozzi, Concetto Sessa, Monica Spina, Luigi Tazza
BACKGROUND: Since in Italy there are no official data on vascular access (VA) for hemodialysis the Vascular Access Project Group (VAPG) of the Italian Society of Nephrology (SIN) designed a national survey. METHODS: A 35-question survey was designed and sent it to the Italian facilities through the SIN website. The basic questions were the prevalence, the location, and the surveillance of VA, the bedside use of ultrasound, the use of fluoroscopy for central venous catheter (CVC) placement, and of buttonhole technique, the role of nephrologist in the access creation...
January 18, 2024: Journal of Vascular Access