Tag: cannulation
Renal Interventions’ top 10 stories of February 2023
The 19th annual scientific meeting of the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology (ASDIN; 17–19 February, Orlando, USA) loomed large in February, with...
“One-minute check” and cannulation simulator promise improvements to dialysis access
It was not just presentation sessions that featured during the Sunday morning of the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology (ASDIN) 19th Annual...
Live from ASDIN: Distal radial artery cannulation illuminated
Rajeev Narayan (San Antonio Health Center, San Antonio, USA) has presented at the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology (ASDIN) 19th Annual Scientific...
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...
Procedures during nephrology training – time to reconsider?
Mukesh Sharma (University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine, Reno, USA) is a member of the faculty at the American Society of Diagnostic and...
Music during cannulation cuts patient pain, study claims
Eight minutes of Mozart have been found to reduce the pain of cannulation for haemodialysis patients, though not their level of anxiety, in a...
Cannulation issues compared for sAVF and endoAVF
A range of issues in cannulation in arteriovenous fistulas (AVF) have been laid out by Deborah Brouwer-Maier (Transonic Systems, Ithaca, USA) at VEITHsymposium (15–19...
UK survey highlights access cannulation experiences and importance of patient-staff discussions
A regional patient survey from the UK has revealed a 71% rate of good experiences with vascular access cannulation, and a “great appreciation” for...
Policy adherence and patient-centred thinking both vital in enabling self-cannulation
It is critical that clinicians follow—or, at the very least, are aware of—their centre’s policies regarding cannulation practices. This message was delivered by Deborah...
Systematic review sheds light on “unpleasant necessity” of cannulation for haemodialysis...
A systematic review published in the Journal of Vascular Access (JVA) has illuminated haemodialysis patients’ views and experiences of arteriovenous access cannulation, concluding that...
Fresenius and Biim to expand usage of portable ultrasound system for...
Fresenius Kidney Care and Biim Ultrasound AS have announced an agreement to expand use of Biim's innovative ultrasound system for assisting needle cannulation prior to dialysis...
Bright future for access grafts highlighted at VASBI 2021 with multiple...
New technologies intended to improve the often-mixed outcomes associated with arteriovenous grafts (AVGs) for haemodialysis access were on display at this year’s Vascular Access...
Early data indicate benefits of MAGIC in improving cannulation technique
Early data have indicated that a national project, dubbed MAGIC (Managing access by generating improvements in cannulation), has improved cannulation techniques of haemodialysis accesses...
Benefits of percutaneous fistula creation further bolstered by five-year Ellipsys data
The Ellipsys vascular access system (Avenu Medical/Medtronic) can be used to easily and safely create durable percutaneous arteriovenous fistulas (pAVFs) for haemodialysis—with new, long-term...
Cannulation difficulties among biggest hurdles for device-created fistulas
Difficulties in cannulation are currently as pressing as any other challenge facing patients who undergo device-enabled arteriovenous fistula (AVF) creation for dialysis. This was...
Oversized balloon angioplasty technique safe and effective for AV fistula maturation
A retrospective analysis published in the Journal of Vascular Access (JVA) has shown that the oversized balloon angioplasty technique to assist arteriovenous (AV) fistula...
Nitric oxide, simulation and “living” grafts: Is the landscape of vascular...
The field of vascular access care for haemodialysis patients may look very different in just a few years’ time, with a host of new,...
Plastic cannulas offer useful new option in toolbox for renal nurses
Despite currently being less commonly used than metal needles in haemodialysis access, particularly in Europe, plastic cannulas offer a “useful new tool in the...
Ultrasound guidance shown to improve cannulation accuracy, particularly in harder-to-needle AV...
A small, randomised trial conducted in a UK dialysis unit has found that ultrasound guidance can improve cannulation accuracy—and this improvement may be most...