Tag: access
ESVS vessel diameter guidelines do not improve outcomes in new RCT
The European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) guidelines on vascular access recommend minimal diameters of 2mm in the forearm and 3mm in the upper...
Renal Interventions’ top 10 stories of March 2023
The month of March brought PAVE-2 updates, preservation debates and an assessment of the best options in marginal veins. A series of transplant updates,...
PAVE-2, paclitaxel and sirolimus-coated balloons for AVF
Michael Robson and Narayan Karunanithy (King’s College London, London, UK) write to explore the range of options in drug-coated balloons (DCBs) for stenosis in...
“We need to come out of our silos”: Surgical education urged...
In one of the select presentations at the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology (ASDIN) 19th Annual Scientific Meeting (17–19 February, Orlando, USA)...
PAIRS previewed and EVA reviewed in assessment of access for dialysis
Looking ahead to the upcoming Pan Arab Interventional Radiological Society meeting (PAIRS, 11–14 February, Dubai, UAE), Karim Abdel Tawab (Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt)...
The 40-year lack of progress in haemodialysis access cannulation
Deborah J Brouwer-Maier is the vascular access marketing manager for Transonic (Ithaca, USA) and a haemodialysis nurse of almost 40 years. Exploring how her...
Sirogen™: A potential solution for improving arteriovenous fistula maturation
This advertorial is sponsored by Vascular Therapies
Arteriovenous fistula (AVF) maturation is a pivotal event in patients requiring haemodialysis. Maximising the number of fistulas that...
Clotted haemodialysis accesses can spontaneously recanalise following abandonment
Clotted haemodialysis accesses can spontaneously recanalise following a failed thrombectomy and subsequent abandonment, a retrospective review of 3,137 mechanical thrombectomy procedures has found. The...