Dialysis access : current practice

Dialysis access : current practice / editors, J.A. Akoh, N.S. Hakim.

The incidence of treated end stage renal disease (ESRD) continues to rise, particularly in the western world. Although renal transplantation is the treatment of choice for ESRD, the decline in the number of cadaveric organs, coupled with the rising demand for transplantation, means that an increasin...

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Other Authors: Akoh, J. A. (Jacob A.), Hakim, Nadey S., 1958-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : River Edge, NJ : Imperial College Press ; Distributed by World Scientific Pub. Co., 2001.
Subjects:
Hemodialysis.
Arteriovenous shunts, Surgical.
Long-term care of the sick.
Reoperation.
Blood-vessels > Surgery.
MEDICAL > Surgery > General.
Reoperation
Long-term care of the sick
Blood-vessels > Surgery
Arteriovenous shunts, Surgical
Hemodialysis
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword ; List of Contributors ; 1. Dialysis Access: Past Present and Future ; 1.1. Introduction ; 1.2. Historical Milestones ; 1.3. Access Morbidity ; 1.4. 2000 and Beyond ; 1.5. Conclusion ; References ; 2. Modality Selection and Patient Outcome ; 2.1. Introduction.
  • 2.2. Treatment Modalities in End-Stage Renal Failure 2.3. Pattern of Dialysis Provision ; 2.4. Outcomes of Dialysis ; 2.5. Planning for End Stage ; 2.6. Initiation of Dialysis ; References ; 3. Continuous Quality Improvement Through Clinical Pathways ; 3.1. Introduction.
  • 3.2. Continuous Quality Improvement 3.3. Application of the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) Model of CQI with Clinical Pathway Development ; 3.4. Clinical Pathways for Vascular Access Devices ; References ; Further Reading ; 4. The Access Clinic ; 4.1. Introduction.
  • 4.2. Role of the Access Clinic 4.3. Pre-operative Clinical Evaluation ; 4.4. Selection of Permanent Vascular Access ; 4.5. Preservation of Vein for Access ; 4.6. Subsequent Visits to the Access Clinic ; 4.7. Complications Seen at the Access Clinic ; 4.8. Special Problems.
  • 4.9. Patient Education 4.10. Communication ; References ; 5. Recirculation and Dialysis Access ; 5.1. Introduction ; 5.2. Recirculation in the Arteriovenous Access ; 5.3. Recirculation in the Central Venous Catheter Access ; 5.4. Cardiopulmonary Recirculation.

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