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Mishler  
Pflederer  		  

ASDIN 2006 Annual Scientific Meeting (Part 3)   
Ash: Tunneled Dialysis Catheters: Types and Insertion Techniques. Urbanes: Hemodialysis Cathereters: Management of infectious complications. Yu: Tunneled Hemodialysis Catheter Dysfunction. Falk: Alternative Central Venous Access: Lessons Learned. Schon: Fibrin Sheaths. Pflederer: Basilic Transposition Fistulae or Arteriovenous Grafts. Mishler: Training Nephrologists for Access Creation. Beathard: Coding issues.
(Slide/audio and lecture handouts; no transcripts). Free for ASDIN members.



Nguyen

AV Fistula: Collaborating with your Surgeon
(ASN Renal Week, November 2005)

Dr. Nguyen, in whose program close to 90% of patients are being dialyzed using AV fistulas, details in a step by step fashion the key areas where the nephrologist needs to communicate with the vascular surgeon in order to attain this goal. Nephrologist responsibilities include obtaining more knowledge about the details of AV fistula placement, and all of the regions where fistulas can be placed, and he suggests visiting the operating room to gain a better understanding of the problems faced by surgeons. Important factors include vein preservation, early referral, and vein mapping and planning. What are minimum vein and artery diameters? What are the functional tests that one can use? What is the importance of mapping veins in patients with grafts BEFORE the grafts thrombose? What is the importance of regional vascular access centers, and when should patients be referred out of town? (more...)
Updated: May 05, 2008 (M05)
M05 ASN Renal Week abstract archives 2003-2006 now available on-line in .pdf format.
A14 Cannulation of AV fistula: Web CME program by Fistula First.org
M10 Hepatitis cluster prompts Nevada-wide inspection of outpatient surgery units.
J24 New self-centering venous catheter designed by Dr. Ash performs well in preliminary tests.
A22 59% of DaVita patients have fistulas (52% national average), and 4 have their fistula for 35 years.
A07 Publix supermarkets to offer up to 14-days of free antibiotics.
J18 Synthetic adhesive mimicks properties of gecko and mussel
J11 Modified herpes virus keeps arteries free-flowing following procedures
J09 FDA warning: precipitation when infusing ceftriaxone with calcium-containing solutions.
J09 Slime busting bacteriophage virus could clean up biofilm.
J06 Engineered blood vessles function similarly to real ones.
J05 Alteplase may have pro-inflammatory effects - mitigated by cromoglycate.
J15 Pittsburgh researchers develop off the shelf vascular grafts
M29 Aspirin may cut Staph risk in dialysis patients with venous catheters.
M27 New blood thinner may work without bleeding risk
General Advances Emphasis
archive
Peritoneal and Hemodialysis Catheters, Part II (Anatole Besarab, MD; Beth Piraino, MD; Garry Reams, MD) ADC 2006 (audio only)
Vascular access (Emily Hodgin, BSN, RN, CNN, CPHQ; Anatole Besarab, MD; Lynda Ball, RN, BSN, CNN; Deborah J. Brouwer, RN, CNN; Lawrence Spergel, MD) ADC 2006 (audio only)
ASDIN 2nd Annual Meeting (Part 3) (Ash, Urbanes, Yu, Falk, Schon, Pflederer, Mishler, Beathard) ASDIN 2006
ASDIN 2nd Annual Meeting (Part 2) (Nassar, Falk, Crabtree, Ash, Beathard, Hamburger) ASDIN 2006
ASDIN 2nd Annual Meeting (Part 1) (Besarab, Namazy, Saad, Nassar, Asif, Brouwer) ASDIN 2006
Special Debate: Access Flow Monitoring is Worthwhile and Valuable (Yes, No) (Besarab, Work) RRI 2006 (handout only)
Vascular Access Management (DeOreo, Urbanes, Nguyen, Rasmussen) ASN Renal Week 2005 (audiofile only)
Advances in Hemodialysis Vascular Access: Biology of Neointimal Hyperplasia, Biologic Agents and Vascular Remodeling, Local Delivery of Therapeutic Agents. (Roy-Chaudhury, Salvatore, Cheung) ASN Renal Week 2005 (audiofile only)
Consensus topics in vascular access: Dysfunction, Salvaging Fistulas, Saving Infected Catheters, Standardizing Monitoring Methods (Roy-Chaudhury, Samaha, Allon, Lopot) RRI 2005 (audiofile only)
Debate : Access Monitoring: Does it really improve outcomes? (Sands, Paulson) RRI 2005 (audiofile only)
Updated K/DOQI Guidelines for Vascular Access: Preliminary Report (Work) ADC 2005 (audiofile only)
Maximizing Primary Fistula Creation and Preservation, Part I (Twardowski, Konner, Goovaerts, Toma) ADC 2005 (audiofile only)
Maximizing Primary Fistula Creation and Preservation, Part II (Agar, Ball) ADC 2005 (audiofile only)
Dialysis Catheter Workshop (Contreras, Bunchman) ADC 2005 (audiofile only)
Fistula First Initiative (Nissenson) RPA 2005
AV Fistula: Collaborating with Your Surgeon (Nguyen) ASN 2005
Management of Fistula Failures (Beathard) ASN 2004
Biology of Stent Stenosis and Potential Therapies (Clowes) ASN 2004
System barriers for creating the best angioaccess for our patients (Sands) US NKF Spring Clinical Meeting
Central venous hemodialysis catheters (Asif) ANNA Satellite Symposium
Nursing considerations for hemodialysis catheter care and maintenance (Brouwer) ANNA Satellite Symposium
Use of thrombolytic therapy in hemodialysis (Dinwiddie) ANNA Satellite Symposium

Vascular access thrombosis prophylaxis (Choudhury). Seminars Dial 07-06
A patient-focused approach to thrombolytic use in the management of catheter malfunction (Lok). Seminars Dial 09-06
Prothrombotic Risk Factors in Patients with Recurrent Thrombosis of the Arteriovenous Fistula (Betul Tavil, MD; Aysin Bakkaloglu, MD; Aytemiz Gurgey, MD) Dial Transplant 11-06
Should dialysis patients ever receive warfarin and for what reasons? (Bennett) CJASN 11-06
Vascular Access Links
NKF-K-DOQI
K-DOQI 2006 Access Guidelines

Journals
Eur J Vasc Surg
J Vasc Access
JVIR
J Vasc Surg
Seminars Vasc Surg

General
Am Soc Diagnostic Interven Nephrol
CDC Catheter Infection Guide
Intravascular infection IDSA-SCCM-ACCM guidelines
Vascular Web (AAVS-SVS)
Soc Vasc Ultrasound
Vasc Access Society Guidelines
Fistula First
VenousAccess.com
HDCN Topic Pages (KEY)
Venous Catheter
Fistula or Graft
Infection