Immediate Maintained Cannulation of a Newly Implanted Prosthetic Arteriovenous Access for Acute Hemodialysis
Immediate Maintained Cannulation of a Newly Implanted Prosthetic Arteriovenous Access for Acute Hemodialysis
Objectives: Examine the acute utility of immediate maintained cannulations of a newly
 implanted prosthetic arteriovenous access. Background: Recurrent failure of central
 catheterization is not uncommon. An alternative access is necessary for acute hemodialysis
 after the exhaustion of central veins. Methods: We constructed the access by cannulating two
 dialysis needle-catheters and securing them on the skin after the implantation of the graft.
 The access was used immediately and maintained for one week and thereafter used as a
 long-term access.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  end-stage renal disease underwent the specific prosthetic arteriovenous access
 creation in our hospital from November 2003 to October 2005

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  patients' poor health as long as they did not have other options and needed an access
 for acute hemodialysis. Exclusions included shock, active systemic infection, and
 rejection by the attending nephrologists