Little has been written about acute blood loss from hemodialysis vascular access. We describe a 57-year-old Caucasian male with an approximately 7 gm/dL drop in hemoglobin due to bleeding from a ruptured aneurysm in his right brachiocephalic arteriovenous fistula (AVF). There was no evidence of fistula infection. The patient was successfully managed by blood transfusions and insertion of a tunn...

Introduction: Percutaneously inserted double-lumen central venous hemodialysis catheters provide the nephrologist with an excellent temporary access for an immediate hemodialysis treatment and preserve the peripheral veins for the future creation of a permanent arteriovenous vascular access. Unfortunately catheterrelated infections are usually common. In this study, the impact of intra luminal ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Catheter-related bloodstream infection is the greatest threat to the safety of patients on hemodialysis. Catheter lock solutions containing heparin have been linked to an increased risk of hemorrhage and thrombocytopenia. OBJECTIVES To ascertain the safety and efficacy for prevention of catheter-related bloodstream infection and catheter loss from patency failure of a n...

Abstract Background and Aims The prolonged survival of patients on dialysis has resulted in a higher frequency complications failure related to vascular access. As result, the situation depleted vasculature hemodialysis is becoming increasingly prevalent. use an atrial tunneled catheter (ATDC) been reported as effective solution for access these patients, but limited data available associated c...

Vascular access is the life-line of chronic haemodialysis patients. Its complications play a major role in morbidity and mortality [1]. Vascular access infection remains the leading cause for access failure when cuffed silicone catheters are used for long-term access and is the second most common cause of graft failure when polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) grafts are used [2]. Most reports deal w...