Innovations in Dialysis Vascular Access Surgery

Preface; Early Historical Achievements of Blood Access to Dialysis Patients; Arterial Disease & Vascular Access in Diabetic Patients; Paediatric Vascular Access for Haemodialysis: A Rough Guide; Vascular Access in the Elderly; The Importance of Anesthesia in Dialysis Arteriovenous Fistula Operations; Central Venous Catheters in Dialysis: The Challenge of Vascular Access Management in Italy; HD Catheter Malposition; Ethnicity, Socio-Economic Status & Comorbidities Have No Effect on Survival & Primary Failure of Simple Arteriovenous Fistulae; Forearm Basilic Vein: An Underestimated Access Point for Hemodialysis; Distal Ulnar-Basilic Arteriovenous Fistula as the First Vascular Access Point in Patients on Hemodialysis; The Use of the Axillary Vessels & Arterial Loops for Hemodialysis Access Creation; Challenges in Vascular Access: Lower Extremity Options; Rare Forms of AV Fistula; Retrograde Femoral Vein Cuffed/Non-Cuffed Hemodialysis Catheter Insertion: A Lifesaving Approach for Challenging Hemodialysis Vascular Access; Last Resort Dialysis Access; Early Cannulation Vascular Access Grafts; Preferential Use of Flixene TM Graft for Arteriovenous Access with No Vein Option; Creation of Hemodialysis Access with Sutureless Venous Anastomosis Using a Hybrid Vascular Graft: Indications, Techniques & Outcomes; Initial Experiences with Rapid Access, Self-Sealing, Polycarbonate Urethane Nanofiber Vascular Grafts for Hemodialysis; Typical Sites of Stenosis in AV Access: Causes & Treatments; Central Venous Stenosis/Occlusion in Dialysis Patients; Central Vein Stenosis in Hemodialysis: Clinical Presentation & Intervention; Endovascular Stents in the Management of Dialysis Vascular Access; Indications for Treatment of Stenosis Complicating Vascular Access for Haemodialysis; Prevention & Treatment of Venous Stenosis after Prosthetic Vascular Access Creation; Arteriovenous Fistula Aneurysm; Upper Limb Ischemia after the Formation of Dialysis Fistula; Prognostic Factors & Far Infrared Therapy of Hemodialysis Vascular Access; Antithrombotic Medication is Neither Beneficial nor Harmful in First Arteriovenous Fistulae for Dialysis; Management of Arteriovenous Fistulae for the Non-Specialist; Clinical Monitoring in Vascular Access Management; A Close Follow-Up Approach to Prevent Thrombosis & Loss of Access Functionality in Hemodialysis Patients; Vascular Access & Quality of Life in Dialysis Patients; Index.