Hub 07 · Condition
Dialysis Access Creation & Maintenance
"Creating, salvaging, and protecting the vascular lifeline of a dialysis patient."
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What it is
For patients on haemodialysis, the fistula or graft is life. Endovascular fistuloplasty, thrombectomy, and stenting keep access working and delay the need for new creation.
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Symptoms & signs
- Difficult cannulation
- Prolonged bleeding after dialysis
- Loss of thrill or bruit
- Arm swelling
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Diagnosis
Access ultrasound, fistulography.
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Treatment
Angioplasty of stenoses, declotting of thrombosed fistulas, stent placement where recoil is severe, and creation planning with vascular surgery.
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Frequently asked
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Trauma Embolisation
Emergency embolisation for solid-organ or pelvic bleeding.