Vascular Access News

In an editorial published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, nephrologists Mark E. Rosenberg, MD, and Tod Ibrahim, MD, detailed problems the specialty may face in the coming decade.

An early diagnosis of antibody-associated vasculitis may be important to long-term kidney function, study data show, as even mild forms of kidney involvement can affect prognosis.

Patients on hemodialysis require functioning access sites, yet all access sites are at risk of stenosis and subsequent failure.

East Side Vascular Access (East Side) is a member of St. Clair Nephrology, a specialty medical practice with offices across the greater Metro-Detroit area. At East Side, the access center has an average of five patient encounters per day and about 1,100 encounters each year. St Clair Nephrology physicians are medical directors at multiple dialysis centers. Our role within the network is to provide access-related services to the patients who are referred by all the dialysis centers in our area.

A clinical scale was validated for early detection of infections at the exit site of central venous catheters for hemodialysis in patients with kidney disease, according to a study.

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Hydralazine-induced autoimmune conditions may have a varied presentation, including drug-induced lupus or vasculitis, according to a speaker, here.

PHILADELPHIA — Racial and ethnic differences exist in arteriovenous access use in patients 1 year after hemodialysis initiation, according to data presented at ASN Kidney Week.

Congress must hear this message: Ongoing cuts in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for office-based providers will continue to impact access to care for patients on dialysis across the United States.

Medtronic has issued a voluntary recall on two types of hemodialysis catheters after tests revealed excessive amounts of a lubricant on the tip could block flow or dislodge the catheter, according to a company letter to customers.