Nondialysis uses for vascular access procedures.
Chemotherapeutic agents, blood products and hyperalimentation solutions have been administered and recurrent diabetic ketoacidosis has been treated via vascular access procedures in 13 patients during the period from 1972 through 1977. Bovine heterograft, saphenous vein graft and the direct arteriovenous fistulae have been successfully utilized in the construction of arteriovenous fistulae in patients requiring vascular access for nonhemodialysis purposes. Operative techniques and therapeutic usefulness are discussed.
D000818:Animals; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D002417:Cattle; D016883:Diabetic Ketoacidosis / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous; D014680:Veins / Q000637:transplantation*