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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

More frequent placement of central venous catheter seen for patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction ...

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