Tag: VASA 2022
Fistula, graft or catheter—first and foremost, dialysis patients want an access...
“Catheters are not nearly as bad as we make them out to be.” This was one of the salient messages delivered by Theodore Saad...
Physicians hear global patient perspectives about life on dialysis
From insights on living with different treatment modalities, to problems created by poor physician-patient communication and long-term psychological challenges, kidney care physicians heard a...
VasQ external support comparative US study results presented at VASA 2022
A Laminate Medical Technologies press release reports that the US VasQ external support comparative study results were presented this month for the first time...
Fistula ligation “should become a routine part of post-transplant care”
At this year’s Vascular Access for Hemodialysis Symposium (9–11 June, Charleston, USA), Alexander Toledo (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA) asserted the advantages...
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...
Flex Vessel Prep system demonstrates favourable six-month results compared to historical...
New data presented at the 2022 Vascular Access for Hemodialysis Symposium (9–11 June, Charleston, USA) have demonstrated favourable outcomes with the Flex Vessel Prep...