Arteriovenous Fistula Occurring after Operation on Lumbar Intervertebral Disk. Alertness to this occasional complication of lumbar-disk surgery and knowledge of its repair are important since two ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A new, minimally invasive system which uses radiofrequency energy instead of open surgery to create ...

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 ...

Despite low infection rates, AVFs have a high risk of maturation failure and abandonment. Arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is widely regarded as the optimal form of vascular access for hemodialysis ...

In arteriovenous fistula surgery, patients treated with regional anesthesia may experience less pain and need fewer opioids than those treated with general anesthesia, according to an ongoing study by ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Due to successful and durable access for hemodialysis through 5 years, percutaneous fistulas can be an ...

As baseline levels of IL-6 prior to hemodialysis AVF creation increase, so does the risk for AVF failure. Elevated levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) prior to surgery to create an arteriovenous fistula ...

A 62-year-old housewife was admitted to the University Medical Service of the Kings County Hospital on November 26, 1954, because of anemia. On July 10 she had had an attack of melena for 8 days. She ...