The National Kidney Foundation's Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative guidelines encourage more-frequent use of primary arteriovenous fistulae (AVF) in hemodialysis patients, because this ...

A strong emphasis is placed on "Fistula First," and in coordination with referring nephrologists ... and maintain a constant line of communication among referring nephrologists, access surgeons, and ...

Physicians should consider surgery a treatment option for patients on dialysis diagnosed with resectable cancer. In a study of patients diagnosed with cancer after initiating hemodialysis ...