Vascular access intervention by a nephrologist in Hiroshima.
BACKGROUND
Vascular access intervention (VAI) is a procedure essential to the maintenance of patency in vascular access and has become indispensable to nephrologists. This procedure has changed nephrology to a more exciting field.


METHODS
This report describes the VAI technique which is based on 15 years of treatment experience of the author of this report and which the author has taught to young nephrologists in Hiroshima.
Department of Blood Purification, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima - Japan.
Shigehiro
S
Doi
Department of Nephrology, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima - Japan.
Takao
T
Masaki
D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000193:education / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D009398:Nephrology / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods*; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D062666:Vascular Access Devices; D014654:Vascular Patency