Vascular Access News

Cardiac structure and function significantly correlated with risk of kidney failure with replacement therapy, according to data published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.

Although the rate of complications for hospitalized patients with end-stage kidney disease on dialysis declined between 2005 and 2018, patients from underrepresented groups showed higher odds of complications compared with white patients.

“Vascular access is the Achilles’ heel of dialysis therapy.”

Use of a risk score while monitoring the patency of a hemodialysis vascular access may help predict the development of stenosis and provide an objective measure for risk stratification, researchers concluded in a recently published study.

Among patients with kidney failure who successfully used a permanent access for hemodialysis, the incidence of patency loss was higher with arteriovenous graft use compared with arteriovenous fistula, according to data in Kidney Medicine.

ORLANDO — In this video from ASN Kidney Week, Krithika Rajagopalan, PhD, MPH, discusses the importance of identifying catheter-related bloodstream infections in patients using central venous catheters.

Patients using hemodialysis reported less pain when listening to music during the cannulation procedure, according to data published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

Nephrologists have several options when it comes to new vascular access devices and technologies, according to a presentation at the Innovations in Dialysis: Expediting Advances Symposium.

W. L. Gore & Associates Inc. is acquiring InnAVasc Medical Inc., a medical technology company focused on developing vascular access grafts for patients with end-stage renal disease, according to a press release.

Interviews revealed earlier decisions about kidney replacement therapies impact how and when patients, caregivers and clinicians make vascular access decisions.