By doing so, the pressure inside the sewn-in vein rises, which makes it larger, thicker, and strong enough to receive the hemodialysis needle. AV graft. When the veins are not big enough for an AV ...

A new trial finds that intravenous immunoglobulin stabilises kidney function and slows damage in patients with chronic ...

Five-year survival rates vary dramatically by renal replacement therapy modality, with kidney transplant recipients living ...

You’ll still require surgery before starting peritoneal dialysis, but instead of creating a fistula or graft in your arm, the surgeon places a catheter in your abdomen. The filtering process ...

Sarasota Memorial Hospital is one of ten research sites studying a new device to reduce bleeding complications in hemodialysis patients. The InnAVasc graft allows for immediate hemodialysis after ...

Phraxis Inc., a Minneapolis-based medical device company, marks a major milestone with FDA approval of the EndoForce™ ...

Investigators studied cancer incidence, survival outcomes, and graft function among a multicenter cohort of kidney transplant recipients.

The analysis included 116,808 patients undergoing dialysis and 64,531 patients with a kidney graft. The researchers found that between June and September during 2012 to 2022, temperatures varied ...