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Hemodialysis vascular access affects heart function and outcomes: Tips for choosing the right access for the individual patient [PDF]

, 2020
Chronic kidney disease is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. A well-functioning vascular access is associated with improved survival and among the available types of vascular access the arterio-venous (AV) fistula is the ...
Lomonte C., Chytilova E., Gallieni, M., Malik J., Gallieni M., Chytilova, E., Kusztal M., Grus T., Roca-Tey, R., Rotmans J., Roca-Tey R., Rotmans, J., Kusztal, M., Grus, T., Malik, J., Lomonte, C.   +15 more
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Needle-free connectors in tunneled central venous catheters for hemodialysis: A prospective single-centre safety and feasibility study

GMS Hygiene and Infection Control
Background: Tunnelled central venous catheters (t-CVCs) remain essential for hemodialysis when arteriovenous access is not feasible, but catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) is a major risk.
Boštjan Leskovar, Tjaša Furlan
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Age is just a number: Is frailty being ignored in vascular access planning for dialysis? [PDF]

, 2021
Current international guidelines advocate fistula creation as first choice for vascular access in haemodialysis patients, however, there have been suggestions that in certain groups of patients, in particular the elderly, a more tailored approach is ...
Kuningas, Kulli, Inston, Nicholas
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European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline and EXPeRT Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms in Children and Adolescents

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP‐NENs) are extremely rare and clinically heterogeneous. Management has largely been extrapolated from adult practice. This European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline (ESCP), developed by the EXPeRT network in collaboration with adult NEN experts, provides (adult) evidence ...
Michaela Kuhlen, Calogero Virgone, Antje Redlich, Michael Abele, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Gianni Bisogno, Maja Mazic Cesen, Andrea Ferrari, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Yves Reguerre, Dominik T. Schneider, Ines B. Brecht, Charlotte Rigaud, Bilgehan Yalcin, Rainer Claus, Christian Vokuhl, Constantin Lapa, Jörg Fuchs, Segolene Hescot, Thomas Walter, Julien Hadoux, Daniel Orbach   +23 more
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Implications for maintaining vascular access device patency and performance: Application of science to practice

, 2019
Introduction: Vascular access devices are commonly inserted devices that facilitate the administration of fluids and drugs, as well as blood sampling.
Alexandra Hawthorn, Andrew C Bulmer, Hawthorn, Alexandra, Sapha Mosawy, Bulmer, Andrew C, Samantha Keogh, Keogh, Samantha, Mosawy, Sapha   +7 more
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Balancing the Covid-19-motivated vascular access guidelines and patient-centred care of pre-dialysis candidates

, 2020
The recommendations recently proposed by the European and American Vascular Societies in this new 'Covid-19' era regarding the triage of various vascular operations into urgent, emergent and programmed based on the nature of their pathology aim at ...
Baktiroglu, S., Argyriou, C., Georgiadis, George S., Georgiadis, G.S., Mallios, A., Lazarides, M.K., Argyriou, Christos, Tordoir, Jan H. M., Lazarides, Miltos K., Mallios, Alexandros, Tordoir, J.H.M., Baktiroglu, Selcuk   +11 more
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Making a difference? A retrospective review of peripherally inserted central catheters: A single-center experience in Colombia

SAGE Open Medicine, 2023
Introduction: Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) are an effective tool as a medical device in patients who require them. However, it is a procedure that has been associated with multiple complications and possible negative outcomes for the ...
Laura García-Zambrano, Daniel Morales-Gómez, Michael J. Dennis-Halley, Carlos F Román-Ortega, Paulo A. Cabrera-Rivera, Marcela Parra   +5 more
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The Role of Ultrasound Examination in the Assessment of Suitability of Calcified Arteries for Vascular Access Creation—Mini Review

Diagnostics, 2023
Arterial calcifications are present in 20–40% of patients with end-stage kidney disease and are more frequent among the elderly and diabetics. They reduce the possibility of arterio-venous fistula (AVF) formation and maturation and increase the ...
Jakob Gubensek
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Solid Pseudopapillary Neoplasm of the Pancreas in Children and Adolescents: Expert Recommendations

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Solid pseudopapillary neoplasm of the pancreas (SPN) is a rare low‐grade malignant exocrine pancreatic tumor, mostly discovered during the second decade of life in females, with a very good prognosis, provided microscopically complete surgical excision is achieved.
Sabine Irtan, Michael Abele, Calogero Virgone, Michaela Kuhlen, Ricardo Lopez‐Almarez, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Maja Cesen, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Andrea Ferrari, Gianni Bisogno, Yves Reguerre, Dominik T. Schneider, Louise Galmiche, Jorg Fuchs, Sarah Braungart, Bilgehan Yalcin, Ines B. Brecht, Daniel Orbach   +18 more
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The Vascular Access Questionnaire: assessing patient-reported views of vascular access.

, 2008
BACKGROUND: The use of central venous catheters for vascular access in hemodialysis (HD) patients is associated with an increased risk of complications compared to arteriovenous fistulas (AVF).
M.J. Oliver, Meyer, RA, Lee, J, Lamping, DL, Lok, CE, Richardson, EP, R.R. Quinn, Kiss, A, A. Kiss, D.L. Lamping, J. Lee, Quinn, RR, R.A. Meyer, Hiller, JA, E.P. Richardson, Oliver, MJ, C.E. Lok, J.A. Hiller   +17 more
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