The need to preserve peripheral veins for future dialysis fistulas is a critical issue for these patients. Insertion of any catheter in the upper extremity or the subclavian veins can cause ...

The study, published in Kidney360, found that patients on home hemodialysis had a 42% lower risk of stroke, 17% lower risk of ...

Clinicians experienced with the use of subcutaneous dialysis catheter systems indicate that ... When the jugular vein access with chest wall valve position was compared, the 300-day device ...

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and heart failure have higher rates of inpatient dialysis initiation than those without heart failure.

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and heart failure have higher rates of inpatient dialysis initiation than those ...

Use of high-dose (46.7%) sodium citrate locks for central venous catheters (CVCs) being used for maintenance hemodialysis provides no advantage over 5% heparin locks in reducing infections or ...