(1) Department of Vascular Surgery, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Königin Elisabeth Herzberge, Berlin, Germany The mechanics of solid bodies is fundamentally different from the mechanics of liquids and gases. The latter…
(1) Department of Vascular Surgery, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Königin Elisabeth Herzberge, Berlin, Germany Thrombosis, aneurysms, stenoses, and infections are possible causes for redo surgery. In the previous chapters we presented…
(1) Department of Vascular Surgery, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Königin Elisabeth Herzberge, Berlin, Germany In this chapter we discuss puncture sites, puncture techniques, how to remove cannulas, and the hemodynamic results…
(1) Department of Vascular Surgery, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Königin Elisabeth Herzberge, Berlin, Germany With only 0.3 % of all AV access cases, arterial reconstructions related to AV accesses are rare…
(1) Department of Vascular Surgery, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Königin Elisabeth Herzberge, Berlin, Germany Stenoses and/or occlusions of the venous runoff do not automatically cause thrombosis of the AV access. If…
(1) Department of Vascular Surgery, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Königin Elisabeth Herzberge, Berlin, Germany For the hemodynamic investigations we used two different methods: experimental flow investigations in a pulsatile flow system…
(1) Department of Vascular Surgery, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Königin Elisabeth Herzberge, Berlin, Germany 10.1 Pathophysiology The following experience is exclusively based on ePTFE prostheses. Their surface is uneven, fibrillary, and…
(1) Department of Vascular Surgery, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Königin Elisabeth Herzberge, Berlin, Germany An infection of a vascular access for hemodialysis constitutes a serious complication which particularly occurs in immuno-compromised…
(1) Department of Vascular Surgery, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Königin Elisabeth Herzberge, Berlin, Germany An AV vascular access undergoes morphologic and functional changes. These may exert local or systemic influences on…
(1) Department of Vascular Surgery, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Königin Elisabeth Herzberge, Berlin, Germany 1.1 Introductory Principles In order to provide satisfactory care for a vascular hemodialysis access, it is important…
