Vascular access

Vascular Access for Haemodialysis: Guidelines

Scope

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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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

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