An AV fistula is used over other alternatives, such as catheters or artificial grafts, since it uses the patient's veins, lowering the risk of infection, clotting, and other complications.

Surgery in the modern day is a lot more technologically advanced than it used to be just a couple of decades ago. Thanks to ...

After a Fracture Experiencing a fracture increases patients’ risk of complications and morbidities, such as nonunion, infection ... for fractures in limbs with arteriovenous fistulae should ...

The major drivers of cost savings associated with Symvess stemmed from reductions in the rates of amputation and vascular conduit infection ... trauma repair, arteriovenous (AV) access for ...

Medtronic’s VenaSeal Spectrum postmarket clinical trial program is highlighting the need for further patient-centric ...

The initial, localized infection can be caused by many different things, including: Arteriovenous fistula infection (infection in an abnormal connection between an artery and a vein) Bacterial ...

Background Spinal epidural arteriovenous fistulas (SEDAVFs ... and developed a surgical site infection after the second successful attempt at treatment. Of the 16 patients with adequate clinical ...

In patients on haemodialysis (HD) treatment, possible long-term vascular access (VA) types are: arteriovenous fistula (AVF), arteriovenous ... history of catheter sepsis, history of an infection of ...

The victims and families of the infected blood scandal have been left "distressed and powerless" because of the government's compensation scheme, the chair of the inquiry into the disaster has said.

It marks the second measles patient to travel through LAX this year, after an infected infant arrived in the airport on a Korean Air flight in February. Three major US airports have already raised ...