Abstract The National Kidney Foundation's Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative
(KDOQI) has provided evidence-based guidelines for hemodialysis vascular access since …

Vascular access remains one of the most challenging aspects of renal replacement therapy.
If the vascular access does not function properly, then haemodialysis will not remove …

There is a consensus in the literature that regional anesthesia (RA) improves local
hemodynamic parameters in comparison to local anesthesia (LA) during arteriovenous …

Background Arteriovenous fistula (AVF) formation is the most common vascular access
procedure for patients requiring haemodialysis. However, it is associated with high failure …

Background Arteriovenous fistulae are the optimum form of vascular access in end-stage
renal failure. However, they have a high early failure rate. Regional compared with local …

Chronic kidney disease is a worldwide public health problem, and end-stage renal disease
requires dialysis. Most patients requiring renal replacement therapy have to undergo …

Background Regional anesthesia improves short-term blood flow through arteriovenous
fistulas (AVFs). We previously demonstrated that, compared with local anesthesia, regional …

Background Arteriovenous fistulae (AVF) are the hemodialysis access modality of choice for
patients with end-stage renal disease. However, they have a high early failure rate. Good …

Background Despite recent reports of improved patency with regional anesthesia (RA),
general anesthesia (GA) remains the most common choice for anesthesia for patients …

BACKGROUND Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) can be used to measure tissue oxygen
saturation (StO 2) in different sites and in a wide range of clinical scenarios. Peripheral …