A new vascular access for hemodialysis: the arterial jump graft.
In seven patients in whom conventional vascular access for maintenance hemodialysis was not possible, a new access in the form of a femoropopliteal jump graft was employed. A follow-up of 3 months to 3 years (92 patient months) and an experience of more than 1,000 dialysis treatments have shown it to be a stable and satisfactory access.
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000637:transplantation*; D002417:Cattle; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous / Q000379:methods*