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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Published findings indicated that while patients 77 years or older had lower likelihoods of arteriovenous ...

The successful creation and use of arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) for vascular access for dialysis patients varies considerably between countries, despite national guidelines that uniformly recommend ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Study findings indicated that although most patients who had insurance before developing end-stage renal disease ...

The Ellipsys Vascular Access System reduces the time before patients with kidney failure can start lifesaving dialysis treatments, while requiring fewer secondary procedures, according to a new study ...

A new study shows significant benefits of the Ellipsys ® Vascular Access System in easily and safely creating durable vascular access for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients who require ...

North Chesterfield, Va. - The Ellipsys Vascular Access System reduces the time before patients with kidney failure can start lifesaving dialysis treatments, while requiring fewer secondary procedures, ...

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.