Hemodialysis vascular access: the Achilles' heel remains.
Maintaining vascular access for hemodialysis remains a leading cause of patient morbidity. Surveillance and other technologies continue to improve, but the goal of dramatically improved AV access patency remains elusive.
Schwab
S J
SJ
University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Memphis, Tennessee 38163, USA. sschwab@utmem.edu
D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*; D006435:Renal Dialysis