Ethical Issues in Hemodialysis
Fig. 8.1 Dr. Belding Scribner discusses the evolution of hemodialysis with Dr. McCormick at the University of Washington This arteriovenous shunt was made on the morning of March 9, 1960…
Understanding Intimal Hyperplasia Biology in Hemodialysis Access
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Sherene Shalhub, Anahita Dua and Susanna Shin (eds.)Hemodialysis Access10.1007/978-3-319-40061-7_28 28. Understanding Intimal Hyperplasia Biology in Hemodialysis Access Seth T. Purcell1, 2, Shruti Rao1 and Ruth L. Bush1 (1) Deapartment of Surgery, Texas A&M Health Science Center…
Considerations in Pediatric Hemodialysis Access
Fig. 24.1 The reported major etiologies of end-stage renal disease in pediatric population, with respective proportions of each etiology Patient Selection Despite having the knowledge that fistulae are better than…
Creating Hemodialysis Access in Intravenous Drug Users: A Vascular Surgeon’s Perspective
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Sherene Shalhub, Anahita Dua and Susanna Shin (eds.)Hemodialysis Access10.1007/978-3-319-40061-7_26 26. Creating Hemodialysis Access in Intravenous Drug Users: A Vascular Surgeon’s Perspective Nam T. Tran1 (1) Department of Surgery, University of Washington School of…
Anesthesia and Perioperative Management Considerations for the Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis Access Procedures
Comorbidity Number Percentage (%) Median age (years) Angina 1845 16.9 71.3 MI in past 3 months 339 3.1 70.7 MI > 3 months ago 1304 11.9 70.8 CABG/ angioplasty 837…
Vascular Access: Experiences in the Aged Japanese Society
Fig. 6.1 Numbers of dialysis patients and their aging (Modified from Ref. [3]. The data reported here have been provided by the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy (JSDT). The interpretation…
Hemodialysis Access: Fundamentals and Advanced Management, the Experience in Taiwan
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Sherene Shalhub, Anahita Dua and Susanna Shin (eds.)Hemodialysis Access10.1007/978-3-319-40061-7_7 7. Hemodialysis Access: Fundamentals and Advanced Management, the Experience in Taiwan Shang-Feng Yang1, 3, Kuo-Hua Lee2, 3 and Chih-Ching Lin2, 3 (1) Division of Nephrology,…
The Natural History of Hemodialysis Access
Fig. 2.1 Vascular access use at the initiation of dialysis. Eighty percent of patients initiate dialysis with a catheter Complications of Catheter Use In 2011, USRDS reported that 51 %…
Coding and Billing for Hemodialysis Access Procedures in the United States
Description CPT code 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Cephalic transposition 36818 18.75 19.07 20.8 20.57 20.45 19.64 20.36 Basilic transposition 36819 21.98 22.71 24.77 22.74 22.46 21.57 21.56…
Surgery for Underactive Bladder Treatment
I. Improve bladder emptying Cellular therapy: Intradetrusor application stem cells Reduction cystoplasty: Resection of bladder dome reduces capacity by up to 80 % in some cases Bladder myoplasty: Microneurovascular free…
