Disclaimer: this guideline was translated with approval of ERBP, the official guideline body of ERA-EDTA. However, ERBP only takes full responsibility for the original full guideline in English as published in Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. “Clinical practice guideline on peri- and postoperative care of arteriovenous fistulas and grafts for haemodialysis in adults” Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, Volume 34, Issue Supplement_2, June 2019, Pages ii1–ii42, https://doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gfz072
Vascular access
Vascular access
Vascular Access for Haemodialysis: Guidelines
Published: 19 July 2019
Scope
The guideline covers aspects related to vascular access that are necessary for successful chronic haemodialysis in adults of all ages with end stage kidney disease.
Including: adults in outpatient and in-hospital setting
Does not apply to: children
Deals with aspects related to maturation and maintenance of arteriovenous (AV) fistulas and grafts used in long-term haemodialysis. More specifically:
- interventions for promoting maturation of the AV access
- perioperative antibiotic therapy for preventing AV access infection
- timing of first cannulation
- cannulation techniques and needle types
- medical treatments for long-term AV access patency
- AV access surveillance
- pre-emptive intervention and surgical and endovascular interventions for AV access thrombosis
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