Hemodialysis Access

  • Fustal
  • Graft
Vascular access for hemodialysis.Three primary methods are used to gain access to the blood, an intravenous catheter, an arteriovenous fistula (AV) or a synthetic graft.medical healthcare vector

Description

Patients on hemodialysis require artificial access to be dialyzed. Vascular Surgeries place these accesses.

Types of Access

  1. Temporary: Various lines that should be used less then 3 months; these include tunneled and non-tunneled catheters
  2. Permanent: Various lines that are used permanently; including AV Fistula (an abnormal connection that the vascular surgeons create using the patient’s own veins, this is the preferred option for long term care) and AV Grafts (in patients who do not have suitable vein a synthetic graft is utilized)
  3. Endovascular AV Fistula: Newly Introduced, with minimally invasive technics

Cause

  • Most common cause for end stage renal disease is diabetes.

Treatment can be with open surgery or endovascular surgery. This can be conducted through a neck incision or a femoral approach.

To schedule an appointment with one of our vascular surgeons in NYC or learn more about the services at our vascular surgery center in New York, please call 718-206-6713.